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Originally Posted by moon
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.
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Agreed that his number aren't great, and I wouldn't expect them to go up at the NHL level at all even with solid development time. I for one have barely seen the kid play at all. I just see that a few Dallas fans were not thrilled to see him leave, as they felt he was solid defensively, had good wheels and hit everything in sight. Being a good fighter was a definite plus to his game by the sounds of it, not just his only trick.
Hopefully that is what he will bring in the future.