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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Regehr registered more and more hits every season as he got older and worse.
Besides, Regehr's hits were a classic case of quality > quantity. To paraphrase a Kent Wilson quote, "hitting is like killing rats. Doing it is preferable to not, but doing it all the time suggests you have bigger problems."
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Yup - Reg's famous hits were against guys carrying the puck into the zone. That's not Nurse.
When Reg was younger, his feet were better and he was good at moving the puck.
ETA: It's no coincidence his biggest hitting numbers were in LA at the end of his career.