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Old 12-05-2021, 11:10 AM   #83
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Originally Posted by badger89 View Post
I've heard from someone in the organisation that Sutter wants Valimaki to play harder and be more physical. The rest of the D have stepped up, but Valimaki isn't there yet so he's not going to bump anyone out of the line-up any time soon. Hopefully he can develop more of an edge to his game.

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I wonder if he is a bit hesitant about getting into hard nosed play because of his injury history. It doesn't even need to be a conscious choice but I know from sports injuries that mentally I was always playing with less edge afterward.
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