Nordstrom has played 286 nhl games and has 21 goals that’s 6 per season
He’s a fine fill in and a great 4th liner
But we need Bjork, Heinen, or Donato to earn and play on the 2nd line down the road if this team is a serious contender Nordy
Is not a long term answer
Yeah they are doing horrible with his tenacious checking and making room for the other 2 guys. They were doing great before Nordy came and screwed up that line. Maybe just maybe we stop bringing up stats from the past because other guys on the team had different stats also on other teams.
Nordy has had an effect on those 2 guys,. I really think DeBrusk loves playing that cycle, skate and get in the open style. I am all for a guy that busts his b@lls, skates hard and has size. The other guys they tried on that line all wanted to do tippy tap passes with Krech, this guy just fore checks and does the dirty work.
The other 2 can concentrate on scoring and passing, we cannot have all pretty boys. I see him as exactly what Krech needs, a guy that gets pucks and gives it to him and plays a simple game. Krech was good with guys like that in the past - size and pressure the other team. Krech swoops in and does his patient look for a man thing, that is when he is effective. Not trying to play one tap - two tap, he is too slow for that now. Give him time and space and get open.