NJ.com · May 22, 2018
What Devils need to see from prospect Nick Lappin to become full-time NHLer
Nick Lappin arrives as the New Jersey Devils open training camp. 9/14/17 Newark, N.J.(Devils general manager Ray Shero said prospect Nick Lappin needs to take another step to become a full-time NHL player.
According to Devils AHL coach Rick Kowalsky, that "one step" for Lappin is, quite literally, one step.
"He's got to get a step quicker. I've talked about it with him quite a bit throughout the year, and we worked on some stuff," Kowalsky said. "We talked about starting from a dead stop in practice in every drill and making sure you're sprinting those first three-to-five strides, even if you're just warming up, to train those muscles to be explosive."