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Jesper Bratt Essay

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(-- removed HTML --) No one's going crazy about these happenings in the first week of action, but there are definitely some surprises in our first handful of NHL games to take note of. Jesper Bratt leads the Devils Let's make a list of who we guessed would be leading the Devils in points in the first few games. Number one pick: Nico Hischier? Power play stud: Kyle Palmieri? Maybe even trade acquisition Marcus Johansson? Wrong again. Chosen in the 6th (!) round in last year's draft, 19-year-old Jesper Bratt has simply exploded out of the gates with five points in his first two games, taking top-line duty with Pavel Zacha and Taylor Hall. Brayden Point continues to shine A 40-point rookie year would've garnered Brayden Point a lot more attention had he not started at the same time as superstars Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine. He shined while Stamkos was injured, and despite not slotting up next to the captain or Nikita Kucherov, Point's managed three goals and seven points in three games, manning the second line and second power play unit. Of course it's too early to get excited, but imagine what could happen if they shake up the lines and put him on the first? Ovi's still got it It's funny what one down season will do to your …show more content…

Devan Dubnyk, an early Vezina favorite last year, is sitting with 4.12 goals against average and a minute .871 save percentage, packaged with a whopping zero (0) wins, and leaves us wondering which half of last year's season was the real Dubnyk. Henrik Lundqvist's mediocre .898 continues the trend he's begun over the last few years, the one that indicates his time in the sun is all but done. Even Carey Price, often considered the greatest goaltender in the world, has a disgusting 3.30 GAA in four games, as the Canadiens carry on where they left off in the

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