Rangers’ Adam Fox draws Brian Leetch comparison from Stefan Matteau
TAMPA, Fla. — They don’t have quarterbacks or point guards in hockey.
Not under those names, anyway.
But that is exactly what Adam Fox is for the Rangers.
He’s listed as a defenseman on the roster, but the 24-year-old Long Island native, who wears No. 23 on his blue sweater, is the team’s quarterback and point guard wrapped in one brilliant, team-MVP package.
From afar, former Rangers playoff hero Stefan Matteau has watched Fox closely and is reminded of another former great defenseman and teammate on the Rangers’ 1994 Stanley Cup championship team: Brian Leetch.
“My God … Fox looks so nonchalant on the ice...