I thought Darling looked pretty good in that regard too. He moves well when he gets up on his feet and he made a couple nice plays with the puck on his stick in addition to the routine ones. There was one spot, I think on a PK, where it had to be really tempting to clear it toward the corner of the d-zone, but it would've required some lift. He did the safe, smart thing and wrapped it around the boards. Another spot where he set it for a d-man behind the net then made a little kind of fake-out movement to shield off a forechecker, giving the d-man an extra half second to grab it and get moving without being hassled. It was a small thing, but struck me as being particularly smart and instinctive - but also maybe when you're 6-6 and 240 pounds you're not too afraid to step in front of somebody in that situation.
