Hockey is fun again! Here are some thoughts on another very fun week.
Tim Stützle: Ottawa’s Best Defensive Player??
There’s been a lot of talk about the Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson line as of late, and with good reason. But I’d like to briefly turn everyone’s attention to Tim Stützle, and the fascinating turn his development has taken this season.
In his first season in the NHL, Stützle looked like your typical very talented teenage forward, which is to say that he had lots of offensive potential but was probably the team’s worst player defensively. In 2021-22, though, he has done a complete 180 and I don’t know why we’re not talking about this more because it’s incredibly impressive.