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This piece will be another in my series of player profiles, where I’ll give some thoughts on the performance of a member of the Carolina Hurricanes this season. This article will focus on Andrei Svechnikov.
I’ve said it before, but you really couldn’t have asked for a better sophomore season from Svechnikov. He had a breakout year, cemented by his highlight reel goals at key times, becoming a star for the Hurricanes in the process.
He’s able to use his speed to go wide and cut to the net and has found a pretty successful spot for himself on the power play, beating goalies from the top of the circle with a wicked shot. He still makes mistakes and takes some careless penalties here and there but again, he just turned 20 years old– those problems will likely be resolved as he matures.
Svechnikov is only going to continue to round out his game and headed into a contract year, it’ll be interesting to see if he’s able to take another big step in his development. Next season, I’d expect the first line to once again make up a good bulk of Carolina’s offense, with Svechnikov as a key piece.
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Check back tomorrow for a player profile on Teuvo Teravainen.
OTHER HURRICANES ARTICLES FROM APRIL
Reviewing the season (so far): Martin Necas Reviewing the season (so far): Nino Niederreiter Reviewing the season (so far): Brett Pesce Reviewing this week’s polls (April 4): Hurricanes Edition Reviewing the season (so far): James Reimer Reviewing the season (so far): Jaccob Slavin Reviewing the season (so far): Jordan Staal
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