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Would've liked to see someone grittier, Cole is more of what we already have.
Seems kind of pointless.
Yeah but Cole is a good skater.
Would've liked to see someone grittier, Cole is more of what we already have.
Seems kind of pointless.
Typical negative response about a player people probably haven't seen enough of. I liked Ian Cole as a prospect long before he was being dicked around by the Blues the last 2yrs. The guy is big, physical, skates well and seemed to be in Hitch's doghouse at times.
He's better than Bortuzzo.
Martin, Letang
Pouliot, Despres
Scuderi, Cole
You forgot erhoff. Pouliot will be sent down
Cole isn't physical.
One more trade on the way
Blues fan here. Cole has really played well over the last couple of months. If he keeps that up, it's a good deal for the Penguins. But before that, he was wildly inconsistent and either didn't think at all or overthought everything when he had too much time with the puck. In general, he plays almost exactly like Barret Jackman does except Cole is less physical/mean, a worse penalty killer, and less consistent.
After acquiring Michalek to replace Cole, the Blues obviously just wanted Bortuzzo as a tough #7. They've been missing snarl on the back-end for a long time.
I don't know that "snarl" is a word I'd use to describe Bortuzzo. He's physical but kinda timid at the same time.
He got beaten badly in a fight with Jordin Tootoo for goodness sake. Twice.
It doesn't sound like Cole is Orpik, but I think a lot of people think he's Ehrhoff or Martin which I don't believe to be the case.
It doesn't sound like Cole is Orpik, but I think a lot of people think he's Ehrhoff or Martin which I don't believe to be the case.
Cole isn't physical.
Blues fan. Cole has been a good, solid defenseman. Can play physical, but hasn't been the same big hitting defenseman that he was prior to his suspension after hitting a Detroit player in 2012. Was a pretty clean hit, but he was suspended by Shanahan, the former Redwing's player in charge of discipline at the time. He can play physical, but seems tentative at times. Can move the puck and can skate. A lot of Blues fans liked him and saw potential, but others hated him because he is 26 and didn't develop faster as a top end defenseman.