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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Put Bru in Ras’ spot.
Play Zayne 3rd pair with PP time. Maybe pair him with Pachal as a deterrent? Only risk is third pair spend minutes against heavy forechecking energy lines on some nights. That exposes him to more hits. I’m not saying treat him as delicate china, but let’s not throw him to the wolves either.
Ease him in.
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I agree with easing him in and sheltering him. But I don't really think there's a deterrent against being hit hard. It's not like players were taking big runs at him - he just absorbed a couple big hits.
I always think "deterrents" are more about between whistles. There's a scrum and a player thinks twice about messing with a star because someone will step in. And even then the enforcer has to be on the ice.