One: When the Scoresheet is Just Part of the Story
Forward Tye Kartye and his fellow rookie linemates, Ryan Winterton and Logan Morrison, have played strong shifts and overall games this week. Dave Hakstol said as much when asked if a mistake, such as a giveaway on one of the shorthanded Anaheim goals, is looked at disapprovingly. Hakstol said you have to look at what the group has done before and after the mistake. He pointed out the rookie line was buzzing all night and among the best performers. And, of course, Kartye scored the game-winner later in the third period.
Hakstol called out Kartye as a key player in Thursday’s win, including the goal and his drawing four Ducks penalties, especially angering young forward Trevor Zegras.
“Karts played a good hockey game and he ends up scoring a big goal for us,” said Hakstol. “What I liked most of all, he's had some good opportunities. If you look over the last few games, there are too many pucks missing the net. Tonight, he just got a shot and put it on the net. Good things happen when you do that. He was a valuable player, he played hard. He drew a lot of attention out there.
“He's one of our one of the guys up front that consistently plays a hard, heavy game and plays a straight-line game. He’s still growing as a player, still learning to find his spots and pick his spots.”
