Erik Gudbranson: “I shouldn’t be the first one to tell you, but his 200-foot game is incredible. That stood out for me and that goal was unbelievable.”Jake Virtanen: “It (goal) was insane. However, a quiet preseason in which he didn’t show what led to a dozen goals with Boston last season — including three shorthanded goals on the league’s third-ranked penalty kill — meant the free-agent acquisition sat out Wednesday. Fittingly, Motte got the empty-netter to cap a mammoth 21:45 of ice time, including 7:06 on the penalty kill, and three hits. And when a phantom hooking call sent Sutter to the box, Loui Eriksson and Motte looked good.

Source: National Post October 04, 2018 07:16 UTC