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Hot Take: Mathieu Olivier is the best fighter in the league.

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He definitely works out.

Not a particularly prolific junior or minor league player, but all we ever heard in Nashville was stuff about his work ethic and gym time. Glad he's making the most of things in Columbus! :dunno:
 
Leafs crowd was an absolute embarrassment during that fight. 31 other buildings would have given that game a different tone after a fight like that, just shameful.
 
SeanMoneyHands said:
Ryan Lomberg pummeled him a few months back.
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majormajor said:
Not much of a hot take. Olivier is the heavyweight champ right now.

Reaves held up well in this one. It looked like Olivier could have knocked him down at several points but wanted a longer fight. Olivier has that ability to knock guys completely off balance with his overhand right hook, it's how most of his fights end. Reaves gave him a thanks, I wonder if that is normal for him or if they had some understanding there.
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The thanks from Reaves might’ve just been for accepting the bout. Reaves hadn’t fought this year and it was becoming a story. He was itching to throw some hands, especially after Xhekaj ducked him in his last game.
 
TheDawnOfANewTage said:
He’s 6’2”, 210 pounds. Isn’t that kinda light for the best fighter in the league? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve thought him best for a while, more just impressed he does it without being 6’4” and 225+.
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Max Domi is 5'8 and f***ed up big boys.
Dumais said:
He's an UFA, I'm curious what his next contract will be, and how HFB posters will view it.
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Probably around 4 mill a year.
 
Fire Sweeney said:
Until he retires, Lucic is the lineal heavyweight champ.
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Man you guys still bragging about that scumbag? Yeah I guess his last fight is gonna go down as a humdinger... They even had to get the cops involved ehhh?

TheDoldrums said:
Reaves was itching to throw some hands, especially after Xhekaj ducked him in his last game.
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So you're going with that narrative? Coolsies.
 
CBJx614 said:
Okay maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think I've seen him lose a fight since he's come to Columbus. And it's not like he's taken on a bunch of nobodies. In almost every match up he's extremely outsized and holds his own or even has the edge.

He just took on Greaves..
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Do you mean since you've come to Columbus? Because he's certainly lost a few fights since he's been in Columbus. But yes, he is probably the belt holder right now.
 
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CBJx614 said:
Okay maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think I've seen him lose a fight since he's come to Columbus. And it's not like he's taken on a bunch of nobodies. In almost every match up he's extremely outsized and holds his own or even has the edge.

He just took on Greaves..













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He lost the fight against Deslauriers but you can't win them all he's a beast can't wait till the Habs sign him next summer :)
 
bov said:
Just an absolute beast, plays the game the right way. Tough as nails and can actually play hockey, great story of a guy who paid his dues and kept on improving to become a solid NHL player who any team would love to have.
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I'd love him back in Nashville for all these reasons.
 
aylib said:
Word is Waddell is resigning him
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Not only does he stand up for his linemates, he's apparently an essential glue guy in the locker room. Jenner and Guddy both being hurt left a huge leadership vacancy in the locker room. Waddell and Evason encouraged Jenner and Guddy to stick around the team while they recovered, but Olivier has stepped up and filled their roles even with them sticking around.
PB37 said:
Do you mean since you've come to Columbus? Because he's certainly lost a few fights since he's been in Columbus. But yes, he is probably the belt holder right now.
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No. I don't get to watch every game and even still. I don't really consider fights where both guys are still standing to be won or lost by either guy, just that the fight was tilted one way or another. And just because a guy falls doesn't automatically loses.
jellybeans said:
He lost the fight against Deslauriers but you can't win them all he's a beast can't wait till the Habs sign him next summer :)
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See above. He might've been outpunched, but he took every hit, got a few of his own and stayed on his feet.. obviously I'm not an expert on fighting(I played goalie) but I've played hockey for going on 30 years and saw plenty of my own on the ice.
 
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TheDoldrums said:
I’m not sure how else you would describe one fighter asking for a bout and the other declining.
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Ducking implies that our boy Xhekaj was somehow fearful of Reaves. Nope. Arber Xhekaj tends to avoid fighting for the sake of fighting nowadays. However take a cheapshot at one our guys well then "X gon give it to ya."

Nikolajs Sillers said:
He will knock market out. :laugh:
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That's what I'm afraid of. I can bet someone's gonna overpay and give him a ridiculous contract.

jellybeans said:
He lost the fight against Deslauriers but you can't win them all he's a beast can't wait till the Habs sign him next summer :)
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Don't think so. Either he re-signs with CBJ or he gets a BIG contract with someone. We don't need him, we got AX, Anderson and Florian Xhekaj on the way.
 
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