This is what real leaders do. Fight to spark and wake up the team when they aren't playing well . It's sad that Trouba and Trocheck are the only ones with A or C on their jersey willing to do this. Its a shame Mika, sometimes Kreder couldn't fight out of a wet plastic bag. Drury needs to realize that the top 6 is too soft for playoff hockey.
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Trocheck is physical in the sense that he hits a lot and that's about it. He's not a fighter....he's fought 5 times in the last 5 years. Though he does bring some edge and a lot of physicality the biggest reason that Trouba fights 4 or 5 times a year is because he's being retaliated against.
I'm probably one of the more fight happy people here but not everyone on the Rangers should have to do this. To me if it's not in your hockey DNA it's best not even going there and since we do have guys who will...we're fine. I definitely don't like when our more skilled players (apart from scrumming) getting into these things.
By the way Kreider has had a number of fighting majors for on ice encounters that depending on what someone might define as a fight could apply. He's not very good at it.....more of a wrestler and he's never learned the art of punching with much force. I've always worried he'd get into a scrap with someone who is good and get his ass handed to him. If he's going after someone like Subban fine, they can fall all over each other---a Tom Wilson or a Matt Martin bad idea.
