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Originally Posted by Bingo
Agreed, but that's a whole other discussion.
I do think Lucic from a deterrent stand point is well up the list, so the $3M price tag makes sense for that type of player.
Wanting that type of player is discussion in itself though. I don't love the idea, but I also don't like the idea of sitting productive players for guys that can't even play and fill a spot in your 12 forwards (Peluso)
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But hes more than just a deterrent. He holds the puck up well and has nice fancy possession stats.
When Lucic eventually acquires the puck its difficult to get it off of him, if he can hold the puck while his linemates eventually show up then you've got a pretty good 4th line player whereas Neal fires it as soon as he gets it, and then not all that well.
The face-punching element is likely just an occasional bonus.