“Smart players make smart plays,” Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask said in a video call after that game. Ever since McAvoy has been in the league, “he’s been an elite puck mover,” Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy said in a video call. When the Bruins gathered for training camp, Cassidy encouraged McAvoy to shoot more and through 15 games McAvoy has landed 29 on net, the best pace of his career. “I’ve always been a pass-first guy, but I’m trying to change that to shoot when the play is there,” McAvoy said in a video call. “Boy, did that change the tenor of the game,” Cassidy said.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2021 07:52 UTC