Carolina Hurricanes
CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS CLIPPINGS • March 29, 2021 ‘He’s never lacked confidence.’ How Martin Necas became the Hurricanes’ go-to player By Chip Alexander “You can see it. He’s matured. Physically he’s a little stronger, which goes a long way to having your own Martin Necas may be the fastest skater in the National confidence. I think it’s his maturity, physically. He’s always Hockey League. had the confidence.” Talk about wheels: When the Carolina Hurricanes winger Necas grows up, adds strength starts moving those feet and gets in motion, he’s hard to catch. Add in his deceptive one-timers, quick wristers and While Necas grows in many ways, two things he always had darting wraparounds, in addition to his ability to make tape- growing up in his natice Czech Republic are speed and to-tape passes, and he’s a pretty complete offensive player. quickness. Canes teammate Cedric Paquette skated against Necas a But not strength. year ago as a member of the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Saturday, Paquette had a front-row seat to He began regimented conditioning and weight-training when watch Necas record four points against those same Lightning he was 17, when he was about 5-8 and 137 pounds. players. Now 22, he’s listed at 6-2 and 189 pounds. Still slender, but “He’s been unreal,” Canes teammate Cedric Paquette said. stronger, sturdier. No. 88 has grown up. “He’s got some skills, a crazy shot and he’s got the Necas was the 12th pick of the 2017 NHL Draft, playing in confidence right now.” the Czech Extraliga for another season after making his NHL Necas had two power-play goals and two assists in the debut with Carolina in a cameo appearance.
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