“Kotkaniemi was definitely a difference-maker in the series. He looks more comfortable. When he came into the League, as every young guy, you're kind of feeling it out, you don't know whom to hit. But right now, there isn't much thinking in his game, which I like. He's using his big body. He put on a little muscle during the pause, which is great for us. If he keeps playing that way, he's going to have a lot of success in this League. He's hitting guys. He's going to pucks. He's not waiting. He's not looking around to see who's going first. He wants to be the first guy down there. As our line, we talked about it: whoever has to be that guy who's going, it doesn't matter what your number is or how much money you're making, you've to go get that puck and get into those areas. Kotkaniemi brought that to our team way more than he did before.”