Max Pacioretty should be used to it after a full season with the Golden Knights, but the veteran left wing couldn’t help marveling at Alex Tuch at practice last week.
During one drill Wednesday, Tuch used his speed to back up defenseman Nate Schmidt, established body position near the net and then banged in a pass at the backdoor.
“We were all just like, ‘Wow!’” Pacioretty said. “You have to be pretty big and strong to do that, and that’s what he is. He’s big, strong, fast. His game is really going to suit, I feel, the playoffs in the sense where when he plays that direct game, he’s really hard to play against.