Quote:
Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Are you sure that this is all he is, and ever will be?
I haven't seen much of him play aside from that last game against Dallas (didn't notice if he played the first game Calgary had against him, and have only watched one other Dallas game this year). However, the Dallas fans seem to feel he has more upside than just an enforcer. They feel he will be a solid 4th liner playing a regular shift. If that's the case, then this is a really, really solid trade since the chances of drafting someone like that with that pick would be tough to do.
If you feel he is nothing short of an enforcer (and also think enforcers are not worth even a 6th round pick), then so be it. It just seems like this kid has more potential than just a 3-5 minute a game guy. As PMM stated earlier, this really helps the Heat right now, and takes a lot of the burden from one of our better (in my opinion) prospects there.
|
He is 24 with a total of 20 NHL games and some very poor numbers from junior and the AHL. I guess it is possible that he is a late bloomer or a really solid defensive player that wasn't able to score at junior but even most 4th liners put up decent numbers in junior.
I don't really think he is just a goon as he doesn't really have the size to just be that but he doesn't show a whole lot of promise of being more than a 5 min guy at the NHL level.
He appears to be a fit for what he is being used for and that is a AHL tough guy that can help protect the guys down there and throw his weight around.