A horse is a horse, of course. But, for Gustav Nyquist, there happens to be a little more meaning to that line.

He’s become one of hockey’s emerging young talents, a player that has put up back-to-back 25-goal campaigns and standing as one of Detroit’s most consistent offensive sparkplugs.

Yet, he’ not the only one named Nyquist who has an impressive track record, so to speak.

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