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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Last night he was digging along the boards and corners all night long.
IMO That's actually the problem though, he's spending way too much time stapled to the boards. He's never going to be effective playing that game, they need to find a way to get him some open ice.
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He's not terrible on the boards - he wins the puck his fair share of times. But he's not fast so he doesn't get there in time as often as, say, Coleman or Sharangovich.
But yes, he needs more open ice (which a guy like Bennett created with his bull in a china shop routine). And yes, I really don't get "soft" comments. He goes into corners and in front of the net as much as any of the skill guys. He's in scrums, he's knocked guys down (to raspberries from the CP peanut gallery).