fair enough. not really a big deal one way or the other. burke stated that the team didn't get hit as much after the aqcuisition, and there is no denying the team seemed to play better with him in the lineup (of course it's hard to say how much this factor lead to the improvement).
Whether it's westgarth or someone else, i do believe that we need a guy on the fourth line who can play that jackman/westgarth role. Secondary tough guy who can play 6-10 mins a game when things get hairy. The team is going to get tossed around next season if bouma is the second "toughest" forward on the team.
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