Jake DeBrusk reveals his true feelings towards Zdeno Chara...
Photo credit: San Diego Union - Tribune
Jake DeBrusk reveal he was extremely intimidating by Boston Bruins Captain, Zdeno Chara.
Jake DeBrusk played with many legends and colorful personalities when he was a member of the the Boston Bruins, but it was nothing compared to the intimidation and presence of Captain, Zdeno Chara.
«Super calm demeanor. Like such a nice guy and I love Z, but at the beginning, you're intimidated. You are straight up intimidated seeing Z for the first time,» DeBrusk recalled when he appeared on «The Cam & Strick Podcast» on Tuesday. «I remember the first time I saw him on the ice; it was even more intimidating. We had a one-on-one drill, and I was like, �Oh my God, I don't even know how to attack this guy right now.' It's like I never seen anything like (him) at the time, but you get used to it as time goes on.»
DeBrusk remembers one specific instance after practice where Chara made his stay to practice his hand-eye coordination by tipping powerful slapshots from the blue line.
«He brought out like 15 pucks and started bombing shots and told me to stay there,» DeBrusk recalled. «I got a couple of pieces of a couple and stuff, but I was like, �Oh my God.' And he started laughing at me at the end. That just goes to show what kind of guy he is, even in training camp practice.»
He said it was one of the scariest experiences of his life, remember, Chara has the record for the hardest slap shot ever recorded.
Despite his intimidation, he told NESN that he learned so much from him and would be the kind of player he is today with out the guidance and discipline from Chara.
Source: NESN
Jake DeBrusk Admitted This Bruins Teammate Intimidated Him
| POLL | ||
18 JUILLET | 84 ANSWERS Jake DeBrusk reveals his true feelings towards Zdeno Chara... Is Zdeno Chara your favorite Boston Bruin of all-time? | ||
| Yes | 25 | 29.8 % |
| No | 59 | 70.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
Latest 10 stories
