Rejoint: janv. 2017
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Simple truth is every team needs grit, sandpaper and at least one guy who can really drop 'em if it's needed. That part of the game hasn't changed. The major difference these days is that your 'enforcer' needs to be a guy who can do something else first. A modern day Iginla would be a prime example. In the old days you wouldn't want a top line guy missing all the time from fighting. Now it's rare enough that's it not so big an issue if he takes 5. It is a significant element missing from the Avs and something I've been concerned about for a while. Young, small D corps for the most part that can get run easily, with little to no protection. Skilled forwards for the most part as well. Easy to knock a team around if you know there's going to be little coming back in retribution (and I'm not talking about the fighting after good hard hits, that's just idiocy, it needs to be done only if liberties are being taken).
That said I don't think these trades really do the trick.