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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
The “deterrent” thing is a line the fan base was being sold. No doubt Lucic is tough as nails, but the first thing that comes to mind is Trouba laying those hits last year. Having Lucic in the lineup did not deter anything, and his fighting ability was useless, still can’t figure out why Looch never went after Trouba.
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Deterrent is something that players talk about a lot. Tough for fans to put themselves in shoes of players who get intimidated by goons on other teams. You constantly hear stories of players being thankful a certain tough guy was on your team.
As for Trouba...the guy hits hard but clean. Not sure we need a nuclear option for him. It's on the players to keep head up and move the puck.