polarbearcub
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@CamTucker_Metro: #Canucks have recalled defenceman Andrey Pedan from AHL Utica. Taylor Fedun has been reassigned.
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Sit Sbisa or Bartkowski vs Minny
Why Sbisa? He was pretty damn good the last game and good by his standards against Chicago.
Barts or Weber can sit.
Bartkowski needs to go away forever.
Good to finally see Pedan. Wonder if he'll establish his physicality by fighting in his first game?
I'd rather he not fight and just lay out some seriously punishing hits. Seeing as Sbisa is the only one on defense who hits to actually make the other guy feel it, I'm fine with leaving the face punching to Dorsett and the hug fests to Prust.
I think he'll definitely hit, but dropping the mitts wouldn't surprise me. He's a nasty fighter.
I just don't want him to get clocked in the head with his concussion history. He's got too much potential IMO.
That's fair. Reasonable concern for all fighters, but fighting is part of his game, so I don't want that neutered. Eventually he'll have to drop the mitts if he hits at that rate. Same fate as Virtanen.
I know what you mean and yeah it's true. I just really hate guys having to fight after laying out huge but clean hits. Case in point: Sbisa on Ehlers. Yeah he got him high but that's mostly because Ehlers was skating with his head down 3 feet off the ground. Also Peluso is a gronk and that's a total mismatch and he knew it.
Why Sbisa? He was pretty damn good the last game and good by his standards against Chicago.
Barts or Weber can sit.
I know what you mean and yeah it's true. I just really hate guys having to fight after laying out huge but clean hits. Case in point: Sbisa on Ehlers. Yeah he got him high but that's mostly because Ehlers was skating with his head down 3 feet off the ground. Also Peluso is a gronk and that's a total mismatch and he knew it.
Hard to blame Peluso, that's why he's there. It's hockey culture and norms that are ****ed and need to change.
I think the Sbisa case is a bit different because Ehlers is a rookie and he isn't exactly a heavyweight. It was within the confines of the rules but I think it is a lot easier for tempers to flare when someone singles out one of your young players. Much like Prust's reaction to the Virtanen fight. I'd say they are on a similar level as star players with respect to having a bit of an "untouchable" status.I know what you mean and yeah it's true. I just really hate guys having to fight after laying out huge but clean hits. Case in point: Sbisa on Ehlers. Yeah he got him high but that's mostly because Ehlers was skating with his head down 3 feet off the ground. Also Peluso is a gronk and that's a total mismatch and he knew it.