Most NHL rookies treat the puck like a live grenade.
Young players, not wanting to make a mistake, have a tendency to get rid of it at any opportunity.
But not Los Angeles Kings freshman Jack Johnson.
He wants to carry the puck. He wants to skate through the zones, create offence and make something happen.
"It's not wanting to be a boring, shoot-it-off-the-glass defenceman," Johnson said. "The game's more fun when you can play both ends of the ice.
