DENVER — Carson Soucy appeared primed for a breakout marketing campaign heading into final season. He had simply performed in a handful of playoff video games about six months earlier, and coach Bruce Boudreau had excessive hopes for the 6-foot-5, 210-pound defenseman coming into coaching camp.
As a substitute, Soucy regarded misplaced and uncomfortable, and ended up spending most of his time within the minors.
“If we keep in mind final season at the moment we went, ‘Holy smo...