He a hard-working, gritty, character guy.
He has border-line NHL talent, but his willingness to sacrifice the body, block shots, fight, block shots, play 4th line minutes without complaint, and block more shots, has given him a full-time gig in Calgary.
He is currently on a hot streak, but he's never been a scorer in the NHL, or the AHL, or even in juniors, so i dont think theres much grounds for thinking its anything more than a hot streak. By eye, there has been no dramatic transformation in his game, and I think his most stand-out abilities are still a) running into people and b) getting hit by pucks.
A leopard rarely changes its spots at 25 years old.
He's just finding more success than usual while wearing his old spots. I'm quite happy about that, but even at his baseline he's carved out a useful niche on the Flames moving forward.
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Last edited by BACKCHECK!!!; 02-10-2015 at 08:33 AM.
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