Martin Necas, Jack Drury on first day with Avalanche: “It was quite crazy”
The two new forwards woke up on Long Island and were in the lineup Saturday afternoon in Boston.
BOSTON — Martin Necas woke up on Long Island and was skating next to Nathan MacKinnon at TD Garden by lunchtime on Saturday.
Necas and Jack Drury were traded to the Avalanche on Friday night in a stunning three-team trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes were awaiting a Saturday night tilt with the Islanders when they found out about the deal.
“Very crazy. I was full of emotions,” Necas said after the Avalanche’s 3-1 matinee loss to the Boston Bruins. “I’ve been there for all of my career over here (in North America) so far. It was quite crazy. I didn’t get to sleep much last night.
“It’s very impressive, playing with two of the best players in the world. You can see it every day when we play against them. It was fun to be out there with them. Just got to find my legs a little bit, get some sleep and be good tomorrow.”
Trading Rantanen sent shockwaves through the NHL and clearly shook the foundation of the franchise. The club’s top players and coach were visibly shaken, even 18 hours after the deal.
Necas and Drury found out about the trade Friday night but flew to Boston on Saturday morning. They went to the team’s hotel, had breakfast, made some introductions and came to the rink for a 1 p.m. game.
“You’re in the NHL. You’ve got to be ready for things like this, and no matter what the situation is, be ready to play,” Drury said. “I probably had five minutes to go over systems and things. I’m sure the next few days here I’ll have some meetings and kind of make sure I get everything down.”
The new guys don’t have much time to get ready for Game No. 2, either. Colorado is playing Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers, then the team will have a day off before the Avs play Tuesday night on Long Island against the Islanders.
Necas, 26, was a first-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft. He’s 6-foot-3 and has played mostly right wing, but the similarities with Rantanen end there. He’s leaner than Rantanen, but also more fleet afoot.
“Great skater, competitive, skilled, wants to make a difference in the game — that’s Martin Necas,” TSN analyst Craig Button said. “He’s going to fit in really nicely competitively and skill-wise with what they want to do there.”
Another difference: Necas shoots right-handed. That will be an adjustment if he continues to play next to MacKinnon. The reigning league MVP is also a righty and has played almost exclusively with left-shooting wings.
Necas’ career high in goals is 28, and he hasn’t been as efficient a shooter as Rantanen. He also set a career-high with 71 points two years ago but is on pace for 90 through 50 games this season.
“Just playing with Marty was obviously really different,” MacKinnon said. “I mean, he’s a completely different player, but it was awesome playing with him today. I thought he was amazing, better than I even thought.”
Drury is a household name for hockey fans on the Front Range. His uncle is Chris Drury, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche in 2001 (and currently the Rangers’ general manager).
He was a second-round pick in the 2018 draft. Drury set career-bests in games played (74), goals (8) and points (27) last season for Carolina. Avs general manager Chris MacFarland said the club hopes he can be the No. 3 center behind MacKinnon and Casey Mittelstadt.
“Jack’s a great competitive guy that I think our coaches will use on the penalty kill,” MacFarland said. “We think there’s another bump in his game offensively as well. And it’s no secret that we’ve not been the best face-off team the last number of years. And I think that’s an area he will help us for sure. So just looking for him to be a gritty, competitive guy and play a two-way game.”
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