Kings rookie Matt Roy struggled at first, and coach Todd McLellan let him know about it. Since then, he's become one of the team's top defensemen.
The Blue Jackets tied the score with less that two minutes left in the third period and went on to beat the Kings early in overtime.
“It’s nice that he’s upfront about it all instead of holding everything in,” said Roy, who was a minus-four in those three games. “It gave me a chance to refocus and hunker down. It was a good meeting — even though I didn’t like what was said.” But when his moment of truth came, he had a convincing response. His development process had left him ready to handle adversity. In the next two games after talking with McLellan, Roy was a plus-four.
Nelson Emerson, the Kings’ director of player personnel, agreed. He remembers how Roy, during summer prospect camps, would sneak away after the mandatory workouts to spend extra time working on his shot, perfecting stick-handling and building strength.
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