joshjull
Registered User
The fact that teams consistently devote a spot to an otherwise useless fighter hurts fringe finesse players for sure
No it doesn't. A player like Omark will NEVER be a full time 4th liner. So no Scott has no bearing on him being in the league.
The thing thats most comical about this is the disconnect from reality. Omark isn't a defensive specialist or even good defensively, isn't a grinder and isn't physical. Those skills are the bread and butter of a 4th liner's skill set (I'm not even including fighting). Yet Scott occasionally getting 4th line minutes is holding him back? If Scott wasn't in the lineup someone with those skills is taking his place not an Omark.
What holds Omark back is his talent level isn't high enough to do the things he did in Europe and the AHL in the NHL. If he can't produce offense he brings nothing else to the table so he doesn't belong in the lineup. D'Agostini has chance to prolong his NHL career because he can bring some of those 4th liner attributes to the table.