In the middle of Game 4, I tweeted out that, since the start of the play-in series, no Montreal Canadiens player has impressed me more than Bett Kulak. That might have been a slight exaggeration considering the performances of Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but it was hard to not get carried away by the play of the defenceman.
According to many metrics, Kulak has been Jeff Petry’s most effective partner since his arrival with the team, but it always felt like the more experienced blue-liner was carrying more of the load on that pairing.