Frozen Four or NHL playoffs, stage not too big for Wild 19-year-old Zeev Buium

LAS VEGAS AP Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA s Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago On Sunday night he made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild As a -year-old In a playoff contest At one of the NHL s loudest arenas Buium the No overall pick in last year s NHL draft more than acquitted himself with his new teammates after the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Match of their Western Conference first-round series He played with a shot on goal in the - loss playing on the third defensive pair with Zach Bogosian Competition is Tuesday night in Las Vegas I was not ready when I came into professional hockey that s for sure Wild forward Marcus Foligno mentioned I took my time in the American Hockey League and thank God for it I do not know what he s going through and what he s thinking about but he s a way better person than I was at that age It s kind of crazy he s but there s a reason why he was drafted so high and the buzz around him He doesn t carry himself like that though He s got a lot of confidence and great kid The skill set that he has is amazing so I think he s going to be just fine I think you re going to see the next couple of games him really blossom here Buium who also was in Las Vegas last June for the draft reported he didn t feel overwhelmed by the atmosphere After my first shift the nerves altogether went away Buium noted It was less nerves than I thought there was going to be Coach John Hynes commented presented his confidence in the youngster by putting him in at -on- in the final two minutes when the Wild were trying to force overtime You re trying to make the best decisions as coaches and management to try to give your unit the best chance to win Hynes mentioned It was good to see him get in there and play well His teammates were sold When I was his age I wasn t even running a power play in juniors defenseman Jake Middleton announced So I can t really relate to what he s feeling right now but he s going to be an exceptional sportsman You can see it already AP NHL playoffs https apnews com hub stanley-cup and https apnews com hub nhl Source