Sydor was a pretty hardnosed guy.
My impression has been that it's been a part of Hronek's game, occasionally to the point of it bordering on a negative.
Sydor was a pretty hardnosed guy.
My impression has been that it's been a part of Hronek's game, occasionally to the point of it bordering on a negative.
He's aggressive, he kinda has to be at his size.My impression has been that it's been a part of Hronek's game, occasionally to the point of it bordering on a negative.
You might be thinking of Kotkansalo?My impression has been that it's been a part of Hronek's game, occasionally to the point of it bordering on a negative.
Sydor always seemed to be better than the sum of his parts. It's hard to pinpoint any specific thing he did better than his peers, but he was a smart player with a no quit engine. He was most successful on a stacked Stars blueline, but I remember he was on the top defensive pairing for the Cup winning Tampa team.handedness aside, how about Darryl Sydor? Could move his feet, was pretty productive in Dallas, and had a bit of jam to his game.
I am not sure his shot is anywhere near as heavy as either Faulk and Zidlicky. I like the Zidlicky comparison a lot but he was a bomber at times as a younger player. I hope Hronek develops that a little more, but I don't think he has the howitzer.
Another one I thought of was Visnovsky, obviously a different handedness unlike Zidlicky and Faulk. But a guy that played with his head up and tape to tape consistency. I never thought Visnovsky had an overpowering shot but he still had some massive offensive years. Not sure Hronek would clip numbers as high as Visnovsky but he is an incredibly smart player in terms of movement and his weighting of passes is phenomenal at a young age. Very excited about Hronek.