From the handful of fight videos I’ve seen from him, he seems to weather the storm initially and lands a couple shots after his opponent tires out. Seems to usually secure the takedown. Does get hit quite a bit though.
He's definitely the type of fighter who takes a shot to give a shot but he has good form.
When I hear the term punching bag, I think of someone who is willing to go but doesn't have much technique and often gets wrecked.
Viel has tuned some guys up over the years. He bloodied Sam Carrick but then ate some in their next bout. He's going to have his moments either way.
People forget Rempe had the hockey world buzzing in the second half of the year. Other teams have been adding and the Atlantic has gotten a lot tougher
Rangers - Rempe and Carrick
Canadiens - Pezzetta and Xhekaj
Devils - MacDermid and Dillon
Flyers - Deslauriers, Seeler, Hathaway
Capitals - Wilson and Duhaime
Leafs - Reavo and Dewar
Panthers....
The last thing we need is teams taking liberties against our prospects as they acclimate to the big leagues. Zadorov and Frederic are tough in their own ways but they are kind of too important to be messing with these guys. They could be the two most talented of this bunch.
Need Kastelic and Viel for this mess of guys. Fighting has been going up and I think it's only going to continue. Glad the B's made it a priority.
