Player recap--Kruise Reddick

I hear they call him "Money". I think "Captain Clutch" would work for Kruise as well.

What also comes to mind is the phrase "you don't know what you got till it's gone". I underappreciated Kruise Reddick until he missed several games due to injury.  Up to that point (and in years past) I've faulted him for not being a sniper.  Because he's really not, he's more of a set-up guy.  Until the playoffs.  Then he really was money.  And clutch.  And everything in between.

Reddick has already been named team captain for the 2010-2011 season and the only thing surprising about that was that it was announced so early.  I used to worry about his consistency, and if you check mid-term rankings I worried there too.  But he stepped it up 10000 percent the 2nd half of the season and was unstoppable in the playoffs.

Kruise has never been one to shy away from physical play, even for a guy of his smaller stature.  And he's feisty too--RAWR.  For the longest time I didn't like him on the point on the power play, but he got better.  Though I'm still not a fan of a forward being back there (or a 5-forward power play), he is pretty good at keeping the puck in the zone.  Still talking special teams, he's a force on the penalty kill.  It's always been one of the big strengths of his game.

I think Kruise will do well in his leadership role and he'll be fun to watch next season, now that I appreciate him for the player he is.

Kruise's Look-Alike (and you know you saw this one coming) is Daniel Radcliffe: