newfy
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What are we really asking for, though? Are we looking for guys who can pot twenty goals and handle the rough stuff, or not be a black hole for ten minutes on the fourth line? Matt Martin is set to be a UFA this summer, he gets 10 minutes a night for the Isles, he's even on the season which isn't bad for their forwards, he throws his body around and he's had five fights this year.
In todays league, Matt Martin would be the perfect guy to add to the wings fourth line. The crap people say about how a tough guy has to score 20 to play a regular role is crap. The entire wings fourth line wont have a player put up 20 points. Martin is an upgrade on any winger the wings have on the fourth line right now. He grew up a wings fan and is from the area, it would be awesome if he could be signed this off season.
I dont think the wings are super soft, but adding one more guy like Martin that is arguably the most physical in the league, would really make that grit/skill balance great. The wings are going to have a lot of young guys in the line up soon. Its worth looking into.
He only gets 14 points. I think Glendenning (offensive black hole) will probably have more points then that If I want a Tough guy, Ill just get All Star John Scott
Lets just pretend like Neil wasnt a great leader, third liner most of his career who put up double digit goals 5 years or so of his career while being one of the hardest hitters and a great fighter and take his worst season of his career to use as an example. Chris Neil was a very good hockey player. Is YZerman a 34 point player because of his last season?
Last night Abby provided exactly what OP is looking for. And get this, he can actually play the game better than the Neils, Scotts, etc.
If people honestly think Neil is comparable to Scott they need to start actually watching games. Half the time on this board it seems like if a guy fights hes automatically a talentless goon. A Chris Neil type would be perfect for the wings right now. Extremely hard hitter, great fighter, a leader, ~10 goals and ~25 points from the bottom of the line up.
If Drew Miller or Andersson could fight and hit people on this board would call him a waste of a roster spot and talentless goon with their 8-15 points a year. Adding a Martin or Neil type that can play and do the dirty work would be great for the playoffs. A Martin or Neil plus Abby, Smith, Ericcson would make this team pretty solid physically to balance out the skill. I think theyre short one solid, physical guy to have that good balance