Bylsma likes McDonagh's offensive sense

Newsday recalls that Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma had another chance to see New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh up close at the Olympics for Team USA, and Bylsma came away with a new appreciation for an often unheralded part of McDonagh's game.

"We've played quite a bit against him the last couple years, but I guess I learned that [he's] legit," Bylsma said of McDonagh. "Maybe his offensive ability and his skill, his offensive hockey sense is something I saw a little bit more coaching him. He gets credit for being a great defender, a shutdown guy, blocking shots. But his offensive hockey sense, on the power play, is better than he gets credit for. He has that knack and ability to be involved in the rush or in the offensive zone."

Source: Arthur Staple, Newsday