"Despite the rarified air he is currently occupying, Morgan Geekie is not a player to demand his "flowers." We are now past Thanksgiving and Geekie - a player who just three summers was not even qualified by his former team, the Seattle Kraken - remains in a neck-and-neck race for the Rocket Richard Trophy with the most explosive player this side of Connor McDavid, Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon."
"And there have been nights this season when, if Geekie isn't scoring for the B's, no one is. He's even more important now that David Pastrnak has been out the last couple of games. Coach Marco Sturm wasn't so sure how Geekie would perform without the B's most gifted offensive player to him. But he's scored three goals in the two games Pastrnak has been out, including both regulation goals in the B's 3-2 shootout win over Detroit on Saturday."
""I'm not supposed to be there, so...I don't know, it's fun. It's cool," said Geekie with a bemused smile. "I used to watch that guy growing up. I know he's not that much older than me but he was in the league a lot longer than I was. It's cool, super fun, but it's still early and there's a lot of season left.""
Morgan Geekie is tied with Nathan MacKinnon at 20 goals and is competing for the Rocket Richard Trophy. MacKinnon leads in overall offense with 20-24-44 totals while Geekie sits at 20-6-26. The Avalanche are a dominant team, while the Bruins lack comparable depth, making Geekie's goals especially important. Geekie has stepped up during David Pastrnak's absence, scoring three goals in two games, including both regulation goals in a 3-2 shootout win over Detroit. Coach Marco Sturm praised Geekie's performance, and Geekie expressed surprise and humility about his unexpected scoring success.
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