Uh, in ability to play hockey obviously.
Oh yeah, Kassian looked real intimidated when he skated away from Gazdic.
Considering he gets slaughtered in terms of results the few minutes he's on the ice, this premise is dubious indeed.
That a plug like this is even in the discussion for a spot show how bad things are here in Oiler nation.
OK, what role does he play that has any tangible benefit to the team?
What else are they gonna say? "Oh yeah Luke, he sucks, man what a plugger."
The notion that a guy who is lucky to play fiver minutes and does basically FA when he's on the ice has some magic power to make others play better is so ridiculous, so beyond the pale, I can't believe any one would seriously entertain it.
If that's the case, why are you bothering to suggest Gazdic's presence would have some measurable effect on the team? If, as you claim, his mere presence on the bench is enough to cause others to elevate their games, that's easy enough to prove with charts and graphs.
