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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
That playoff physicality is so hard to measure. I mean, they keep track of hits, but often an interpretation of a hit varies from arena to arena. Also, a Ferland hit is not the same thing as a David Jones hit, yet statistically there is no difference.
You can see that one hit is more violent or heavier, but it is such a difficult thing to accurately capture statistically.
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See, here's the thing... a hit is not inherently valuable. Games aren't won or lost based on hit differential they're won based on goal differential. Guy throws a hit but the guy he hit keeps the puck or passed it to a teammate then how much value was there really?
Two former flames both noted for their physicality, Phaneaf & Regher. I would argue that Regher's physicality was significantly more valuable then Phaneaf's because Regher's was more substantive. Phaneaf would engage a guy one on one, over-commit to the hit, put himself out of position to do so leading to defensive breakdowns. Regher picked his spots much better. They both used their bodies but Phaneaf treated the hit as an end onto itself (He hit to make a hit) while Regher used it as a means onto an end (he hit to substantively remove the puck from the opposing teams possession).
Regardless... Troy Brouwer is not some great playoff performer. In 7 trips to the post-season he's had one good performance in terms of production, one ok performance, and five that I would describe as between "Blah" and "Meh". His reputation for post-season play looks like it by far exceeds his performance.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
If Wideman is the most hated guy in the organization, why is are the veteran leaders (especially Gio and Stajan) going out with him?
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I would more suspect that "the organization" in this case doesn't include the players. Or it was just speculation.