The kid who has managed to score plenty of goals at every level was self-effacing on the day before the biggest moment of his hockey life — his NHL debut.
"I've scored a couple of shooting goals, but not a lot of shooting goals,'" Michael Mersch was saying Thursday afternoon.
Mersch, 23, sets up shop a lot closer to the net and his skill set is a combination of location, logic and awareness. He's scored 12 goals in 19 games with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate in Ontario this season.