Analyze This: Canadiens rookie Nikita Scherbak shows high-end potential

Nikita Scherbak is an interesting, if not polarizing, figure among Montreal Canadiens prospects. There were doubts about his future during the team’s 2017-18 training camp, where he struggled and was among the early cuts sent down to the AHL to join the Laval Rocket.
However, the right-winger who was selected 26th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, proved many wrong with his strong play for the Rocket, to the tune of seven goals and 23 assists in only 26 games. Scherbak’s 1.15 poin