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Originally Posted by dissentowner
What do you want him to do at 5'6 and 140lbs with his equipment on? He is a skill player, they shy away from contact. If you watched the Jets you saw Ehlers shy away from contact. William Nylander, same thing. Gaudreau is not Theo Fleury.
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Well, I think a lot of people would like to see Johnny develop a little bit of a mean streak. Take a high sticking or slashing penalty every now and then just to make guys think twice.
He's never going to be Theo, but he needs to push back. Ditto Monahan.
The best thing Tkachuk ever did for his career was elbow Drew Doughty in the face. That told the whole league that he didn't care who you were, he would #### you up like you were nobody. And since then, everyone outside the Kings has avoided taking big runs at him.
Johnny, two-hand someone in the back of the knee. Just to do it. It's like in Bull Durham when Crash tells Nuke to hit the mascot. Sometimes you gotta put a little fear in their hearts, and not just that you'll embarrass them on SportsCentre later.