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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
I agree to a point but having middle weights like Bennett and Ferland as your best scrapers won't discourage heavyweights or cheapshot artists from taking liberties, If Gaudreau gets slashed 20 times in a game again and someone doesn't send a brutal violent message I will loose my shaat
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Most of the slashes on Gaudreau were from guys like Eric Staal and Ryan Suter. Having guys like Bennett and Ferland who can go after them at every opportunity every shift for 15+ minutes a night at ES, AND handle themselves in a fight if it comes to that, is a much better deterrent than a guy like Bollig sitting on the bench. Suter's never going to fight a 4th line goon, but he might get into it with Ferland after the 6th time he gets hit on the forecheck.