When the Philadelphia Flyers drafted Samuel Morin 11th overall in 2013, he was coming off of a four goal, 16 point season over 46 games for Rimouski Oceanic in the QMJHL. He also had 117 penalty minutes, and then-listed as 6’6 and 202 lbs., it was obvious what his player projection looked like: very big, very physical, and probably not a big scorer.
We’re now 19 games into Morin’s first professional season, and he’s starting to to perk up. On Nov. 22, he scored his first professional goal:
And then, just last night, he got into a pretty big fight…
#Flyers prospect Sam Morin goes to town on #Comets Joseph LaBate. And he’s fired up. Oh boy. pic.twitter.com/4nSSznv4ms
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 26, 2015
… and did this to the other guy.
Aftermath. ( H/T @MarkCaswellJr) pic.twitter.com/sXZHYQRbVA
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 26, 2015
So, looks like Morin is a badass, huh?
