JVR is tough as nails

[Rob Brown]

 

[12ozPapa]

That’s f***ing unreal

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

 

[Satan]

nice

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'd rather never get paid more than low 6 figures in my life than go through that and be paid 7 figures.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Duncan Keith level of hardass.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

....they stitched a tooth inside his lip??

 

[Rubi]

Nobody's tougher than Canadian hockey players. Except maybe Aussie Rules football players.

 

[winnipegger]

I'd rather never get paid more than low 6 figures in my life than go through that and be paid 7 figures.

Nah you can take most of my teeth if you give me millions, pretty good false teeth nowadays.

 

[Rob Brown]

Nobody's tougher than Canadian hockey players. Except maybe Aussie Rules football players.

He’s American.

 

[Rubi]

He’s American.

 

[StrompTroller]

But like....did the person that stitched his tooth up inside his lip get a talking to lol?!

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I don't know if that makes him tough.

It certainly means he can handle stitches.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

I don't know if that makes him tough.

It certainly means he can handle stitches.

That and getting 4 teeth knocked out. And playing 2 days later.

He just made an awesome play for the Jackets goal in Dallas. He does look pretty rough.

I can't believe how good he's been for us. He has like 14 points in 15 games. Great vet.

 

[Rob Brown]

I don't know if that makes him tough.

It certainly means he can handle stitches.

Did you even bother to read the tweet?

30+ stitches, 4 teeth knocked out, a bone graft, root canals, and a tooth stitched/sewed inside his lip. Bit more than just stitches like you implied.

 

[banks]

I've been a JVR fan since he was a Maple Leaf. He's such a consistent guy who knows his role really well. Always wanted the Leafs to bring him back. Glad he's having a good year with CBJ.

This is another great example of how hockey players are built differently. Basketball players get carried off the court because they twist an ankle or have some muscle twitches. Hockey players pretend they're not hurt when they're losing teeth and getting stitches.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Did you even bother to read the tweet?

30+ stitches, 4 teeth knocked out, a bone graft, root canals, and a tooth stitched/sewed inside his lip. Bit more than just stitches like you implied.

Yes


I have a root canal to do this Thursday, but I'm not going to claim to be tough.

Good for JVR. I like him, but tough is not how I would describe his style or his career.

 

[Rob Brown]

Yes


I have a root canal to do this Thursday, but I'm not going to claim to be tough.

Good for JVR. I like him, but tough is not how I would describe his style or his career.

You picked out one of the procedures that he had done, so that's a false equivalence. I'd also imagine that you aren't going to play a hockey game immediately following your root canal and then another game the next day. But yeah, totally the same.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Did you even bother to read the tweet?

30+ stitches, 4 teeth knocked out, a bone graft, root canals, and a tooth stitched/sewed inside his lip. Bit more than just stitches like you implied.

Not to mention continuing to play hockey

 

[sawchuk1971]

its time for NHL players to wear bubble masks like in college hockey....

 

[SEALBound]

I'd rather never get paid more than low 6 figures in my life than go through that and be paid 7 figures.

If all I'm doing is playing hockey, I'm in.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

its time for NHL players to wear bubble masks like in college hockey....

Unfortunately this is probably going happen one day. I can imagine 30 years from now telling my grandkids about how players used to be so crazy that the played with no cage....

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Re 2 pect indeed

 

[sbhnur]

Man, I always thought he was soft as a Flyer...?!

 

[Ianturnedbull]

You picked out one of the procedures that he had done, so that's a false equivalence. I'd also imagine that you aren't going to play a hockey game immediately following your root canal and then another game the next day. But yeah, totally the same.

No. He's not tough at all. It's not the same. But stay grounded here. You are trying to win something that can't be won.

Are you old enough to remember Rick Tocchet's career? Or Gary Roberts? Rod Brindamour? Scott Stevens? They were tough and it wasn't always about face punching either.

I'm sorry, but the last player I would describe as tough is JVR. Good for him for playing through all that, but he's not really tough. Sorry.