00:00Ty Cartier. Absolutely fantastic. Three goals and five points in his last five games. He makes his return to Seattle
00:09for the first time. The very team that gave up on him and waived him last year to the Rangers
00:15benefit. What do you like the most about Cartier's game, Brian, and how much of a steal has he been?
00:22He has been a steal. Jason Bottrell, we connected in Seattle. He's managing Seattle now, and he just knew. He
00:28told Sully, because they have a relationship from Pittsburgh, you're going to love this kid. They just couldn't find a
00:34place for him. He knew he was giving up a quality human being and a quality player.
00:39Now, again, we say it all the time, but luck is when preparation meets opportunity. He's obviously prepared. He obviously
00:46works extremely hard in his craft. He's developed. You'll see the doggedness and just the relentless. He looks like the
00:55old 24 that I played with, really. Honest to God, the guy will not be stopped.
01:00They'll put himself on the line just to help the team. He plays in straight lines. He plays physical, but
01:05he has poise. There's been plays in the Philly game where he's back-checked and gotten the puck in the
01:10high ice of his own end and made a poised play that's created another chance.
01:14His goal against Philly, the game-winner, he's the one in the corner getting the puck out of the zone
01:19in the D-zone. In seven seconds, he has the puck on the stick and it's in the net because
01:23he sees the play bump back. He finds ice. He notices it's Adam Fox, so he gets open with speed.
01:29It's on his tape. He flies in and scores. His IQ is higher than he's got credit for because of
01:34his work ethic.
01:35He's a second-line player now. Mike Sullivan's put him on a power play because he's leading the team in
01:39five-on-five points.
01:40It's like, am I crazy? Am I overthinking this? Why don't I put him on?
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