Let’s start with a great article. Alex Prewitt, NHL writer at Sports Illustrated and one of my personal favorite hockey writers, sat down with Nikita Kucherov to watch some tape. Kuch gives some insight into his thinking and Prewitt, as he usually does, tells the story of the discussion in an engaging way. The opening paragraph is as good a spot for a block quote as any.
As the film session begins, Nikita Kucherov sets one ground rule straight. “No goals,” he says. “I don’t like talking about goals. Obviously I made something right, so what’s the point of watching?