[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

With Johnny, he's taken an absolute pummeling this year, and nobody is doing anything to protect him from it.

I think he's probably beaten to crap, bruised and battered and demoralized.

Personally, I wouldn't dress him tomorrow night and force this team to play without him, and give him a few days to heal.

As much as we talk about the end of the goon, we need to talk about still needing some toughness in the lineup, not to fight but to give other teams at least some reason to pause and think through their strategy.

I would think it makes sense to get one of two players that are heavier players with a mean streak. Ferland and Bouma should be those guys but they really haven't been this year.

I've always said that a good team has it share of Aholes, and MT is an Ahole but at the same time I don't think anyone is scared of him on the ice.

If you look at the Oilers with a loose canon like Kassian, your aware of him when he's out there because he's a crazed jerk.

It's like the teams mad at him for his contract or something. He has been putting up with this since the season started.