Wild counting on winger Owen Nolan to tutor in addition to scoring goals
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on October 1st, 2009
When Cal Clutterbuck needed feedback last season, he didn’t get it from his coaches, he got it from Owen Nolan.
Who would have thought?
“It’s good to have someone like that reassure you,” Clutterbuck said, “especially last year because the coaches didn’t talk to you very much, and you didn’t really know what was going on.
“There’s newspaper articles and press conferences, and you’ve got to kind of find out what the coach thinks of you through those.”
There was nothing so cryptic from Nolan. The former No. 1 overall draft pick who made a name for himself with his preternatural play and brash, no-apologies demeanor had taken the forward under his wing.
“He seems to have taken a special interest in me,” Clutterbuck said. “I don’t know if he sees a little bit of himself in me, but for whatever reason, I think he might have seen a little bit of potential in me and wanted to help me out and make sure I stayed the course last year.
“A lot of his help was encouragement, letting me know to keep going — that what I was doing was effective, even though I may not have been scoring.”
Click here to read the full article – By John Shipley of St. Paul Pioneer Press
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