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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I tried picturing it, but then realised you must not have watched the Oilers last year. Lucic was a slow nobody.
It's not about having a big bruiser, it's about team toughness. Tkachuk being a crazy person alone did more for our reputation than Engelland did. Teams don't bully teams that aren't afraid, and Tkachuk, Bennett, Hathaway, and even Brouwer most definitely aren't. They might not be heavyweights, but you don't need a heavyweight when you've got a few mean welterweights.
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You miss the point... It could Lucic or some other idiot. There are plenty of them around the league.
Tkachuk is an agitator and a great player... He is not a great fighter. He will be missing teeth or tone down that element of his game on a soft team. No one else who can handle themself backs off him, he stirs the pot.
We don't need a knuckle dragger who cant play. The game has chnaged. But we need a solid middleweight who can take a shift. Otherwise someone like Tkachuk or Bennett will throw a big hit and have Kassian or Nurse forcing them to fight.