If you're responsible for building a Stanley Cup winning team and you look at the past several years it would be rare if any of those teams had one soft, non-compete, non-driven, tenacious player. Real attitude/scary like players. Also on a consistent basis, we are not that this year.
When I saw the chatter on who should we give up for a Travis Hamonic type player I took the opinion that a sideways deal isn't helpful but talent combined with toughness is a very rare commodity. I love Meyers and I don't see him as a total soft player, just an effective one BUT if he did the transformation like Buff did two years ago and became a very physical player, he'd be much more effective player and a potential Norris Trophy material. It seems to me that if you want to win a cup, a Travis Hamonic type of player is more important than a softer one. If you can't have them all you need to make good decisions on who you want. Never mind he's from Manitoba. It maybe a negotiation thing but a tremendous risk at losing out on this type of player.
We need to define what kind of team we are going to be and focus on that type of player.
I also like watching the type of team that physically dominates the competition even if we don't win the game. I think our players also like the overly physical players that stand up and are counted on to back them up when need be. I think that's why they signed Anthony Peluso for two years.
For lack of a better terminology, let's be the bullies of the NHL. No one will like playing against us. Much like last year.
When I saw the chatter on who should we give up for a Travis Hamonic type player I took the opinion that a sideways deal isn't helpful but talent combined with toughness is a very rare commodity. I love Meyers and I don't see him as a total soft player, just an effective one BUT if he did the transformation like Buff did two years ago and became a very physical player, he'd be much more effective player and a potential Norris Trophy material. It seems to me that if you want to win a cup, a Travis Hamonic type of player is more important than a softer one. If you can't have them all you need to make good decisions on who you want. Never mind he's from Manitoba. It maybe a negotiation thing but a tremendous risk at losing out on this type of player.
We need to define what kind of team we are going to be and focus on that type of player.
I also like watching the type of team that physically dominates the competition even if we don't win the game. I think our players also like the overly physical players that stand up and are counted on to back them up when need be. I think that's why they signed Anthony Peluso for two years.
For lack of a better terminology, let's be the bullies of the NHL. No one will like playing against us. Much like last year.
