Ryan Merkley was featured on CTV Kitchener over the weekend and revealed his favorite player is Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. “I like to watch him and model my game after him, Merkley said. “I see a lot of similarities, I guess. Playing with the puck, being a power play guy.”
Letang, of course, is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and has averaged 0.65 points per game since joining Penguins late in 2006-07. As a third-round draft pick in 2005 out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Letang didn’t come as highly-touted as Merkley, but his description on Elite Prospects sure screams of what the San Jose first-rounder could bring to the table for the Sharks one day if all goes according to plan:
Letang is an all-around talent on defense.