Depending on how much Pinto signs for and who we keep in the lineup, we may need to play a couple weeks with a 20 man roster to fit JBD.
Brannstrom is one, he got drilled by McGinn last year and Hamonic went after him.
Hamonic isn't really hurting us. Do you see a lot of goals where you attribute the goal to Hamonic? He got burned a few games ago at the O blue line but every D man gets caught flat footed now and again.
Norris fought once too..... Everybody is involved in post whistle scrums execpt Matthews.
Norris fought for himself after getting hit, which isn't really what you were asking about.
He was never meant to play top 4 , hell even top pairing minutes for a bit, and this has skewed his performance. As a bottom pairing player, his numbers will improve
You're creating a false assumption that you can only stand up for your teammates by fighting.
Going by what you're saying, every player stands up for thier teammates. Using that as a defining characteristic for Hamonic is kind useless then.
No, going by what I say, fighting isn't the only way to stand up for your teammates, not really a hard concept. For example, the idea of teams having a pack mentality is typically seen as the gold standard, but doesn't mean everyone on the team is dropping the gloves, it does mean that everybody stands up for one another. Hamonic stands up for him linemates in that sense, he's the guy that gets right in there the put himself between the aggressor and his teammates. He's also the type that will drop the gloves in the right circumstances but isn't relied on for that.
Yeah he’s one of the guys who is always right in the mix when one of the young D get pushed and shoved or slashed after the whistle.
JBD seems to be improving , particularly with his two hits. If he keeps doing that, it will keep him on the team. If not he will have to contribute in another way.
I was replying to aragorn. When aragorn says "stands up for his teammates" we all know what that means. The example you are giving can be applied to Stutzle as well. He gets in there all the time! I like Hamonic as a 6/7 D and have no doubt the guys like and respect him, but let's not glorify his roll here.
Stu definitely does NOT get in there every time. He is a guy that draws the guys who get in there every time because he is aggressive, but not tough.
Hamonic is the guy that puts himself in there to get Stu out of that situation, it's fine, you don't like Hamonic it seems, but he's absolutely the type of guy that stands up for his teammates, he's always been that. He's not looking for fights, but will when needed, the same way Mike Fisher would. Once maybe twice a season.
