I’d say yes. I don’t think players dread when they see him climbing over the boards but he finishes guys along the boards and generally seems to enjoy being irritating to play against with little shoves, whacks, etc.is he physical?
I feel like 25 points as a rookie is pretty good actually. Already tops Dumo's best in that regard.Unless he improves his PM skills and shot, he simply is not going to be that D man that the Pens need on the left side. Dumo can play D and skate so he is number 1. Can't have three LH D men JJ and him who offer minimal offensive threats.
Unless he improves his PM skills and shot, he simply is not going to be that D man that the Pens need on the left side. Dumo can play D and skate so he is number 1. Can't have three LH D men JJ and him who offer minimal offensive threats.
MP is a legit second pairing prospect, that will be able for streches to cover the first pair left side...I wish we had a legit second pairing RH that could compliment him, Shultz and Guds are 3rd pair material...
why are they giving us Trouba for Schultz?Schultz for Trouba, as I suggested before...
Dumo-Letang
Petts-Trouba
X/Cough drop-Guds
why are they giving us Trouba for Schultz?
oh right, Trouba isn't signed.Because Trouba won’t sign there long term and Schultz would...they’re going to have to pay Trouba more than $5.5 mil next year and then he’ll leave as a FA...Schultz is cost controlled next year and they could likely sign him for less than Trouba and they’re similar players...
STARTED OFF the season great and the new fell off a cliff offensively. Has been quite physical though.
What happened to him after like the first 10 games or so?
He is being asked to carry a second pairing.
Yeah, hate to bash a guy that’s just doing his best but he’s poor even by minor league journeyman standards. Just coughs up the puck way too much.Pretty much, with having Schultz injured and the team having little faith in Ruh or Rikolla forces them to play Petts with Trotman or Johnson. Trotman is every bit as terrible as JJ imo, if not worse because he was never a NHLer
I’d say yes. I don’t think players dread when they see him climbing over the boards but he finishes guys along the boards and generally seems to enjoy being irritating to play against with little shoves, whacks, etc.
He certainly plays bigger than he has any right to physically. Listed at 177 lbs but I can't imagine him being far over 160.
I love it. Would rather he have that temper than the opposite, especially at his size