After the Red Wing team defeated the Montreal Canadian 4-2 last night, the head coach Todd McLaren, the head coach of Tri, revealed his biggest surprise during his term less than a month.
"So far, the biggest surprise for me may be Albert (Johnson)," the coach said in a media interview after the game. "I know nothing about Albert. We are here, he is a bit shelved. Everyone is playing. We are trying to find the players. I think his rise is very eye -catching, really. Unless me too. He underestimated him, and it was my business, but he performed very stable in all three areas. When he participated in his body and battle, he won a lot of victory.
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During the victory last night, Johnson scored 18 minutes and 35 seconds against the Canadian team last night, throwing a hit and blocking it twice. Last week, in the Florida's victory over Detroit, he broke the stable state for the first time in NHL's career. In the four games in the following four games, he broke this record three times (including the occupation set on Dallas on weekends on the weekend on the weekend. The career is 20 minutes and 27 seconds).
The two most prominent words in McLaren's description are "stability" and "fierce". The reason why the former jumped out of the page was in sharp contrast to Johnson's earlier game this season. At that time, he was sometimes overwhelmed when he responded to the rhythm of NHL, not reliable, but now the game seems to have slowed down. His decision -making and ice hockey competition seemed more confident and confident, which helped him win more ice cubes.
At the same time, this "fierce" is essential for Johnson. As McLaren pointed out, Johnson -officially announced that he is 6 feet height and weighs 168 pounds -he often gives up size in the NHL competition, but because he is eager to participate in the battle, he can make up for this.
In general, no matter what the final fate of this season, Johnson's rapid growth under McLaren is a major gospel for Detroit in the long run.
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