Defensemen Connor Murphy and Duncan Keith had performed only one profession sport collectively — and it was in February 2018 — earlier than coach Jeremy Colliton elevated them to the highest pairing per week in the past. Thanks to an eternity as locker-room and bench-seating companions, nevertheless, the pair has meshed seamlessly. “I like to just mess with Duncs from time to time when I can, and he’s good at getting on me for things,” Murphy stated. “When you sit next to each other, you end up talking a lot during the game about each period, and we’ll just go back and forth and small talk.” Murphy and Keith, 10 years his elder, have been first
