That doesn't leave much of a learning curve for Greenway, the 6-foot-6, 230-pound winger from Canton, New York. But this isn't the normal college-to-NHL jump either. The NCAA ranks -- or any other hockey league for that matter -- aren't exactly littered with guys as physically developed as Greenway.
His experience on the international stage; at the World Junior Championships, where he helped Team USA to gold last year; at the World Championships; and last month at the Winter Olympic Games, should help ease the transition, as well.
"I thought he played well [at the Olympics]," Fletcher said. "[Team USA] used him in a third-line checking role, and he had a lot of tough matchups. He plays on the defensive side of the puck, he angles well, he wins battles pretty easily. With his strength and determination he gets to the front of the net so there's a lot of things he can do with the size and his intelligence that will translate quickly."
While Greenway has surprising burst for a man his size, and quick hands that allowed him to score 13 goals and 35 points in 36 games with BU this season, he's also exactly what you'd expect from a guy with his frame. He's a willing combatant near the blue paint who won't have to be told more than once to plant himself there.
"There's not a lot of pretty goals this time of year; you gotta get there, you gotta take the goalie's eyes away, you gotta fight for space, and Jordan does a good job of that," Fletcher said. "We could use a few more big bodies getting to the front of the net. That fourth line has done a great job for us lately getting to the net and winning battles down low, and certainly he's a guy that can do that."
It's that willingness that could earn Greenway immediate time on the power play as well.
