Skating on a line with Anthony Richard and Matvei Mickov, Cates has been a strong defensive presence at both wing and center this season, and posted a positive plus-minus over his last three games.
The Flyers see a young Sean Couturier in Noah Cates, who is emerging as the team’s top penalty-killer
Flyers takeaways: Strong debut for Helge Grans, but Orange and Black plagued by ‘stupid stuff’ vs. Avalanche ”You can say that’s my game,” he said. “If that can help them feel more comfortable with playing their game on the offensive side — whether it’s cheating or taking a chance, being on their toes, maybe anticipating on the offensive side a little more — that’s great that I can provide some peace of mind that they can have that and not be giving up stuff defensively.”
“For me, I don’t think too much about defense when he’s out there, because he’s doing all those little things to get the puck back for us. I know the guys here liked him since he got here, just the fact that he’s always playing the same game. But it’s nice to have a guy like that, and he’s pretty good offensively, too, so I think we’re fitting pretty good together.
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