News Article: Steve Ott already delivering the sandpaper

[mechaphil]

You think it's bad now, wait until the first Boston game.

That hit is going to come up for years. If the Sabres don't hit, "oh look, just like they didn't after Lucic!!" If they DO hit, "oh look, they learned after Lucic!!"

Lucic hitting Miller is the new Briere and Drury

 

[Paxon]

CULLEN: DUCK DEPTH, KADRI, TURRIS AND MORE: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=414210

HIT PARADE
After registering 10 hits against Winnipeg, Bruins LW Milan Lucic is the early league leader with 14 hits, two ahead of Buffalo C/RW Steve Ott and four ahead of Bruins D Zdeno Chara. Lucic led the Bruins, and ranked 26th in the league last year, with 201 hits in 81 games.

6 hits per game? 2nd in the league? I'll take it!

This isn't a guy just racking up "scorerkeeper's hits", either. He's really flying out there and getting his body into plays. A lot of his hits are aggressive forecheck hits rather than merely finishing off a check on a guy (not that there's anything wrong with that). That really helps a team's forecheck and, as Ray has mentioned several times, gets defensemen looking over their shoulders/rushing their decisions.

 

[Insomniac99]

CULLEN: DUCK DEPTH, KADRI, TURRIS AND MORE: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=414210



6 hits per game? 2nd in the league? I'll take it!

This isn't a guy just racking up "scorerkeeper's hits", either. He's really flying out there and getting his body into plays. A lot of his hits are aggressive forecheck hits rather than merely finishing off a check on a guy (not that there's anything wrong with that). That really helps a team's forecheck and, as Ray has mentioned several times, gets defensemen looking over their shoulders/rushing their decisions.

Would love to see an Ott, Kaleta, and Foligno line, just for a game.

 

[McCauleyChirps]

Would love to see an Ott, Kaleta, and Foligno line, just for a game.

For the Boston game. Get it done Ruff!

 

[Paxon]

Would love to see an Ott, Kaleta, and Foligno line, just for a game.

Wouldn't mind seeing that line come out after a special teams situation when the lines all get jumbled, though Ott and Kaleta would likely have just played if it's the PK.

 

[TennisMenace]

I hate Lucic, Chara and Boston so I will never get tired of this subject.