He took plenty Andrew Desjardins Authentic Jersey of teasing for that mustache; Patrick Sharp said it was too bad the
19-year-old had it for his first NHL hat trick last week. Artem Anisimov
said DeBrincat had a bright future, as long as he shaved it.
"Rightfully so, they made fun of me," DeBrincat said with a laugh. "It
was pretty ugly."
But DeBrincat's on-ice performance during November was anything but
ugly. After having one goal and four assists in October, DeBrincat had
10 goals and four assists last month. He has been on the Blackhawks'
third line with Sharp and Ryan Hartman for a few weeks, and that
familiarity has helped him Artem Anisimov Authentic Jersey adapt to this level. But getting points has increased his confidence
that much more and can only help his development.
"Well, he's a young kid. He has a lot of patience and poise and
confidence in how he plays the game," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville
said. "[It's] nice to be effective in doing what you like to do, and
that's score and make plays and then the results are there as well. I
think you look at his ice time, do you play him more, do you put him in
different spots? He earns what he gets and he's improving the
opportunity as he's Artemi Panarin Authentic Jersey going along based on his consistency and effort both sides of the puck.
been a good situation for us."
When DeBrincat first joined the Blackhawks, the biggest question was how
he would deal with bigger, faster players. There was no doubt about his
scoring prowess; in his three seasons with Erie of the Ontario Hockey
League, he scored 167 goals, including an Otters-record 65 last season.
It was an adjustment here, but DeBrincat seemed to make it quickly.
"I mean, it's a lot faster. I'm getting used to it, so my mind has to
think a little bit quicker and be in different places quicker and stuff
like that," DeBrincat said. "But I think moving on now, I'm pretty
comfortable with the game and the speed and I'm trying to do all the
right things."
To his teammates, Bobby Hull Authentic Jersey DeBrincat didn't look like he skipped a beat from his Erie days.
"He was playing like he's in junior hockey still, and that's a
compliment," Sharp said. "Because he's looking to make those plays, he's
not intimidated at all by the speed or the pace of the game and you can
see the results."
DeBrincat is also fearless; the 5-foot-7 forward doesn't shy away from
aggressive play or putting himself in the right spot to retrieve pucks
or create a scoring chance. Most of his production comes in the slot.
