I was scanning the Penguins’ playoff scoring stats this morning and noticed some familiar names at the top of the list. Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Nick Bonino, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang.
Wait a minute. Nick Bonino? How’d he get in there?
I must confess. After my initial excitement over the mid-summer trade that brought the former Boston University star to the ‘Burgh for Brandon Sutter, I wasn’t thrilled with Bonino through the early going.
Yes, he hustled and scrapped. Was good defensively and on faceoffs.