Nikita Kucherov thinks he and his Triplet Line mates can be better than they were last year, reports the Tampa Tribune. "Any good player can be good one year; good players play every year at a high level even better than the year before," said the talente

Kucherov thinks he and the Triplet Line can be better than they were last year, reports the Tampa Tribune. "Any good player can be good one year; good players play every year at a high level even better than the year before," said the talented sniper. "The main goal is to be better than last year."

Analysis:

Bolts' coach Jon Cooper split the trio of Kucherov, Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat up at the start of training camp, but only to test other players who were in camp. Kucherov has been going off the board early in preseason drafts, so don't let him fall too far on draft day.