You always want your players to have a little confidence.
Or, as John Tortorella calls it, a "strut" or "the right kind of arrogance."
Some guys keep it even-keeled, measured, or cautious. Others just like to stay loose and have fun, and we'll put Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson in the second category.
Not long after the Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the Nashville Predators to win their second straight Stanley Cup (the NHL's first repeat champions in 20 years), NBC Sports analyst Jeremy Roenick started the conversation about the upcoming season.
Congrats to the @penguins on their 2nd straight Cup. You can't argue that they are one hell of a team. Who's going to stop them? #StanleyCup
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) June 12, 2017
Simple question, right? Roenick's Twitter mentions were predictably flooded with responses, but one of them stood out from the others.
Atkinson chimed in.
— Cam Atkinson (@CamAtkinson13) June 12, 2017
Now that's confidence. Bring it on, October.
