‘It’s like a video game’: Golden Knights’ Brayden McNabb and the art of the perfect hip check
New York TimesGolden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb patrols his defensive blue line with aggression, violence and a picture-perfect hip check. You don’t see that a whole lot anymore, but it’s an art.” McNabb does have a team-high 88 body-check rating on EA Sports’ “NHL 22,” so Pietrangelo’s video game metaphor checks out. “It just happened,” McNabb recalled, “and I was like, ‘Holy smokes!’” McNabb knew that because of his offensive limitations, he needed to do something to set him apart and stick in the NHL. “They play physical without taking penalties, which is critical.” But no matter how clean McNabb’s hits may be, they still draw the ire of opposing players. “It definitely gets me going because I’m usually out there on the ice with him,” said McNabb’s defensive partner, Dylan Coghlan.
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