Waived: Jake Dotchin on Unconditional Waivers

[The List Of Jericho]

As usual Leaf fans are exhibiting their standard persecution complex with that. I haven’t looked at those hits since last year but as I recall there was one that was clearly over the line while the rest were either perfectly fine or in a gray area. It’s a shame when players get injured but he comes across as a guy who plays with an edge and made a bad decision on one hit rather than a player who is clearly and consistently dirty (like a Marchand.)

Marchand is a dirt bag too. Clearly over the line? Some of them could have put guys out for months easily and not just the Leaf ones. He looked like a guy with no sense out there...

 

[Tobias Kahun]

25% body fat is a loooooot for a pro athlete. Particularly one whose job is cardio dependant.

I’m picturing Bartolo Colon... how far off am I?

probably like 10-15%

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

25% is around what? A ~35" waist? There's been far fatter NHL players who didn't get their contracts terminated.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

25% is around what? A ~35" waist? There's been far fatter NHL players who didn't get their contracts terminated.

Perhaps the lighting, clothing, or angle of this photo are just particularly unflattering, but Byfuglien looks to be roughly 40% body fat in this photo.

 

[PBandJ]

25% is doughy for the average person, let alone a pro athlete. I could see Tampa winning this fight if that's true.

 

[Breakers]

Ohh man the precedents set by NHL teams this past week are not going to go over well with the Players association.

 

[Skolman]

I'd gladly have Dotchin in EDM.

 

[DonM]

Perhaps the lighting, clothing, or angle of this photo are just particularly unflattering, but Byfuglien looks to be roughly 40% body fat in this photo.

All you have to do is look at the hand on that guy's shoulder on the opposite side of the picture from Byfuglien to see how distorted that picture is away from the middle. That said, Buff has definitely seen 25% bodyfat in his rear view mirror during the off season in the past.

 

[varano]

All you have to do is look at the hand on that guy's shoulder on the opposite side of the picture from Byfuglien to see how distorted that picture is away from the middle. That said, Buff has definitely seen 25% bodyfat in his rear view mirror during the off season in the past.

Haha wow good eye!

 

[Brock Radunske]

As usual Leaf fans are exhibiting their standard persecution complex with that. I haven’t looked at those hits since last year but as I recall there was one that was clearly over the line while the rest were either perfectly fine or in a gray area. It’s a shame when players get injured but he comes across as a guy who plays with an edge and made a bad decision on one hit rather than a player who is clearly and consistently dirty (like a Marchand.)

#1: To the bolded - You're obviously clueless.
#2: His predatory stuff with Toronto goes all the way back to the AHL.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

30-35lbs heavier than his playing weight:

https://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-dotchin-showed-up-30-lbs-overweight-1.1175694

 

[God King Fudge]

Yeah. 25% is bad.

 

[Jmo89]

As usual Leaf fans are exhibiting their standard persecution complex with that. I haven’t looked at those hits since last year but as I recall there was one that was clearly over the line while the rest were either perfectly fine or in a gray area. It’s a shame when players get injured but he comes across as a guy who plays with an edge and made a bad decision on one hit rather than a player who is clearly and consistently dirty (like a Marchand.)

Yeah, he's so full of character your team just terminated him.

Even if you ignore the late knee on knee with Matthews, or the Kapanen injury, he took out a player for 6 months with a dirty hit which got him suspended. Fans dislike players all the time over a single hit. Stop being so dramatic.

 

[ShelbyZ]

25% is around what? A ~35" waist? There's been far fatter NHL players who didn't get their contracts terminated.

I'll bet the conditioning measuring stick varies depending on what the player brings to the team. An established dman who regularly puts up double digits in goals and tops 50pts probably gets some relaxed standards compared to a bottom pairing depth guy still trying to make his mark.

Then again, IIRC, Derek Boogaard apparently showed up to his first (and only ) Rangers camp over 300lbs and the team didn't punish him (or it's not publicly known).

My guess is that the conditioning issue isn't the Lightnings only issue with Dotchin, but the 2nd year in a row of TC conditioning issues gives them an easy way to wash their hands of him.

 

[Jmo89]

30-35lbs heavier than his playing weight:

https://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-dotchin-showed-up-30-lbs-overweight-1.1175694

Geez, that's a lot. Why throw away so much money?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

yuck what a fat slob

 

[third man in]

I wonder what Ovechkin's was after his summer!

Ovie is looking fit and slim. Next

 

[al secord]

25% is around what? A ~35" waist? There's been far fatter NHL players who didn't get their contracts terminated.

The guy in the black tie has generational hands.

 

[The Macho King]

30-35lbs heavier than his playing weight:

https://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-dotchin-showed-up-30-lbs-overweight-1.1175694

TBF since they put Popeyes on UberEats I am in the same boat.

 

[The Macho King]

25% is around what? A ~35" waist? There's been far fatter NHL players who didn't get their contracts terminated.

Dotchin can't do this:

 

[HabsDood]

Dis he cleared?

Édit: i see it starts on friday..

 

[TFHockey]

Edmonton could pick him up and send him down to the AHL for conditioning. Lots and lots of conditioning.

 

[RyCam]

30-35lbs heavier than his playing weight:

https://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-dotchin-showed-up-30-lbs-overweight-1.1175694

How do you even gain 30-35 lbs in one summer? Did he eat breakfast, lunch and dinner(+dessert) at the Cheesecake Factory daily?

 

[Brunomics]

How do you even gain 30-35 lbs in one summer? Did he eat breakfast, lunch and dinner(+dessert) at the Cheesecake Factory daily?

Some of those slices of cheesecake have almost a full day's worth of calories in them.

 

[CanuckGame39]

I wonder what Ovechkin's was after his summer!

Check Instagram. Ovechkin looks to be in better shape than hes ever been in his entire career. Hes looking for the repeat.