"Todd McLellan can't help but gush when the topic of conversation turns to 22-year-old all-star Logan Couture.
"A huge part of our team," the San Jose Sharks head coach said. "He's quietly becoming the part in the washing machine that makes it go, for lack of a better analogy."
Whether McLellan means the motor, the agitator or the power source, no one is about to argue these days with any praise directed at Couture. As a rookie, the London, Ont., native collected 32 goals and 56 points — good enough for a Calder Trophy nomination and an all-expenses paid trip to Carolina for the NHL YoungStars game."
