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COLUMBUS, Ohio — When my wife saw Noah Juulsen during a recent TV interview, she said: “Oh, my God. He looks like Clark Kent!”

Turns out she’s not the only one who thinks the good-looking Canadiens rookie defenceman resembles the fictional character who was Superman’s alter ego.

“Actually, Andrew Shaw told me that yesterday,” Juulsen said with a chuckle when told about the Clark Kent comparison after the Canadiens’ morning skate Monday at Nationwide Arena. “I had a person in the elevator tell me that a few days ago, too, so I’m starting to get that a little bit.”

If Juulsen wore glasses he’d look even more like Clark Kent, but the Canadiens aren’t expecting him to wear a cape and become Superman on their blue line. The 20-year-old’s first nine games in the NHL heading into Monday night’s matchup against the Blue Jackets were impressive, however, as Juulsen averaged 19:59 of ice time, scored his first goal and was plus-1. Sure, there were some rookie mistakes, but the 6-foot-2, 175-pounder looked poised with the puck and confident in most of his decision-making.