Mike Mottau, Welcome to the Show!

By Jonathan Litterine
Mike Mottau not too long ago was leading the Boston College Eagles Hockey Team to the NCAA tournament. He has been the center of attention for a long time. It isn’t any different now, as he is on the world’s biggest stage, New York. With an injury in the first game of the year to Vladimir Malakhov, GM Glen Sather sent the call to the AHL’s Hartford Wolfpack to call up the former Hobey Baker Winner. So far in just a handful of games, Mottau has looked amazingly solid. Playing so well he has forced Rangers head coach Ron Low to give him power play time. Give the credit though to ex-Rangers GM Neil Smith, who a few years ago stole Mottau in the seventh round of the entry draft. That is the same man who took Kim Johnsson with the last pick overall in an entry draft. Johnsson is going to be a top defender in the NHL and Mike Mottau is well on his way to joining that group.