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Originally Posted by devo22
In 61 games, Nick Ritchie took 58 minor penalties this season:
9x Cross Checking
8x Slashing
7x Roughing
7x Tripping
5x High Sticking
5x Unsportsmanlike Conduct
4x Interference
4x Goaltender Interference
3x Holding
2x Hooking
1x Boarding
1x Elbowing
1x Checking from Behind
1x Checking to the Head
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That's a mixed bag for sure. Tripping, High-sticking, holding, hooking - all lazy penalties.
One thing that I liked from what Button said about a recent interview regarding the prospects and Poirier in particular was something like: "It isn't so bad when a guy is a bit over-aggressive. You can coach that. It is more difficult to get a guy who isn't that way to play aggressive." Paraphrasing - but the gist was that.
That is a lot of 'aggressive' penalties, but seems to be a fair share of lazy penalties too.