Quoting: MayDay19
agree to disagree, by that comment I am guessing you are more of a numbers /analytics/ gf% guy than you are a guy that thinks having muscle in the lineup that can play provides a huge advantage and helps the younger smaller players on the ice play with some freedom. I guess I will just have to lean on the countless amount of high end superstar NHL players that emphatically state the need for a few guys on the team that can make sure they dont get driven through the boards or physically intimidated after every whistle.. I guess guys like Gretz, Roenick, Hull, Briere, Bergeron are just plain wrong.
Nope
I’m not an analytics guy AT ALL
And i was actually at the May Day game as a teenager btw
Standing room only seats in the Aud
What i can tell, by your list of examples of guys who have all been retired for a decade or more (besides Bergeron) is that you’re older than i am & don’t realize that the NHL has changed- DRASTICALLY changed
There’s no longer a need for “enforcers”
It’s not the 70s or 80s anymore bud
Enforcers weren’t even necessary when Briere played here (over a decade ago)
As evidenced by Peters always being scratched for the playoffs
Whenever it was important, he was in the press box- along with all the other meatheads