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Originally Posted by dino7c
Six months ago people were saying ROR was a loser and a guy you can't win with
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And those people were morons who don't actually watch hockey. ROR has been the hardest working and most defensively-conscious forward on every team he has played on.
The 'you can't win with this guy' narrative came about because he was candid enough to admit to a reporter in Buffalo that it can be demotivating to play on a team loses all the time. I'm sure every other player in the NHL feels the same way, but ROR was careless and actually spoke the truth to the media.
ROR is one of the top two or three forecheckers in the league, and plays as hard without the puck as with it. Monahan is... not. Is there any other Flame you wouldn't prefer to have on the ice when a dangerous player on the other team collects the puck behind his net?