Honestly the argument about hits is meaningful to me; we were 2nd last in the league in total hits so adding a guy like Lucic is going to help this team not get hit as much while also delivering some punishment to the opposition. Also for the ones who say Lucic isn’t Lucic anymore because he only had 2 fights last year need to keep in mind the complete gong show that was the 18/19 Oilers. They had nothing to play for close to after the holiday break and had all sorts of upheaval with regards to management changes, coaching changes, brutal mid year signings to go along with horrendous team play; there really wasn’t a lot of motivation for players on that team including Lucic.
Lucic gets to come in here and just play his game, no pressure to be one of THEE guys in the room like in Edmonton which his pedigree and contract asked of him at the time of signing; he’s fits perfectly into the bottom 6 and will likely see some time as a net front presence on the 2nd PP unit. I feel there is a great chance he impacts the team positively! Can’t wait for the season to start!
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