jake1
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When Matt Smaby makes it to the NHL (perhaps not until 2007-08) for Tampa Bay, he'll play the same type of physical game Matt Greene demonstrated in Edmonton during their run.
I'll put in a vote for Luc Bourdon. With Vigneualt's stand em up at the blueline technique Luc will be given the green light.
Had no idea that colaiacovo hit like that...good for him
Bourret would be a good pick if he makes the Thrash
If he makes the team, Bourdon in Vancouver might dish out his share of hits
Brule ofcourse
Had no idea that colaiacovo hit like that...good for him
Welcome to the world of actually WATCHING them play, rather than judging based on what you hear.
I thought that judgements on this board will be processed with respect to hype only.Welcome to the world of actually WATCHING them play, rather than judging based on what you hear.
The big rookie on my favourite team, if he still counts.
Welcome to the world of actually WATCHING them play, rather than judging based on what you hear.
Brule ofcourse
Had no idea that colaiacovo hit like that...good for him
He didn't... at least until last year. His play last season was dramatically different then ever before.
In the past he's never really been particularly physical at all, not soft either but he wasn't one to throw his weight around.
Whatever happened last season he was just pounding players on an almost nightly basis, he had a number of highlight reel hits.
He was definitely a much bigger impact physically then McCabe a guy who very much is a physical D-Man.
The question is if he will keep it up, it's possible he's added a new dimension to his game and if so that's tremdendously positive news and he'd undoubtedly become of most physical D-Man.
Given that he'd never shown anything remotely like that in past years he'll need to prove that is his real game, and not merely a rare occurance as it was an awfully sudden and dramatic turn around.
He played like that in the OHL.
Not from what I can recall, and the scouting reports of the time don't really mention it at all.
He was a fairly smooth well rounded two-way D-Man, but the scouting reports didn't list it. His strongest strength defensively was generally considered his ability to read the developing play.
If he was that physical in the OHL, and dropped such an element from his game entirely he'd have been much more poorly regarded as a prospect to have shown such significant degredation in performance in the AHL.
If he was that physical in the OHL, and dropped such an element from his game entirely he'd have been much more poorly regarded as a prospect to have shown such significant degredation in performance in the AHL.
He threw a lot of nice hits in the AHL. I've always thought of him as a pretty physical player.
He won't play that game in the NHL. He'll focus on his superior skill game in the bigs I think.
I second on Colaiacovo.
He laid down Bertuzzi, Guerin, and Comrie and was playing fearless..
I second on Colaiacovo.
He laid down Bertuzzi, Guerin, and Comrie and was playing fearless..