Every now and then, a “grinder” reminds you that it often takes a lot of skill to play at the NHL level, even in such a meat-and-potatoes role.
Shawn Thornton had a habit of doing that during his days with the Boston Bruins, among others. In the latest instance, it was Dale Weise making a nice little play to set up a Travis Konecny for the Philadelphia Flyers against his former team, the Vancouver Canucks.
Enjoy that nice, subtle little display of skill in the video above.