Kiefer Sherwood on pace for over 500 hits this season

[amnesiac]

I almost thought it was a typo... the guy has 168 hits through 27GP! Pretty sure Jeremy Lauzon broke the record last year with 383.

also on pace for 24G 42P. Not a bad pickup at all.

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[Le Barron de HF]

I would be curious of difference, if there is, of home and away.

 

[Patmac40]

I would be curious of difference, if there is, of home and away.

Home: 14 GP 83 Hits - 5.9 per game
Away: 13 GP 85 Hits - 6.5 per game

 

[Murzu]

Who hurt him? This is madness.

 

[12ozPapa]

Always liked him. Hope he keeps it up and sticks around

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

That’s some kinda pace

 

[Le Barron de HF]

That’s some kinda pace

Yeah he's gonna... hit a wall


YEAHHHHHHH

 

[TBF1972]

Who hurt him? This is madness.

he probably will hurt himself. i would be surprised if he is available through all 82 games.

 

[BCNate]

Sherwood has been outstanding for us this year, he has been a great add. Might be the best value signing of the offseason at 2x1.5.

 

[Jovavic]

Always glad to see a true local kid do well, not many players from Columbus, or Ohio in general

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

What a beast

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I’ve always been shocked at the lack of hits in the NHL.

IMO there should be many players that hit the amount that Sherwood does. I always laugh when I read about certain players and how physical they are and by the end of the season they average like just over 1 hit a game. That’s insane to me only playing the body once a game and being considered a physical player

How majority of dmen don’t get atleast 250 hits ish(roughly 3 hits a game/1 a period)a year astounds me… even 1 body check a period is light lol

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Yeah he's gonna... hit a wall


YEAHHHHHHH

More likely through a wall at this rate

 

[amnesiac]

I’ve always been shocked at the lack of hits in the NHL.

IMO there should be many players that hit the amount that Sherwood does. I always laugh when I read about certain players and how physical they are and by the end of the season they average like just over 1 hit a game. That’s insane to me only playing the body once a game and being considered a physical player

How majority of dmen don’t get atleast 250 hits ish(roughly 3 hits a game/1 a period)a year astounds me… even 1 body check a period is light lol

I get what youre saying, but you may just be underestimating the amount of opportunities one gets to dish out a legal hit in a given shift/game. Most grinders play less than 12 min/game, and the difference between a legal hit and interference is about a second.

Also the more you hit the more prone to injury you become longterm, so I think many offensive players try not to incorporate that in their game as much. Think of players like Kessel, Jagr, Lidstrom, Sakic etc, almost never got injured and also never hit..... Some exceptions like Ovechkin, who is just a medical wonder. Then theres a guy like Brady Tkachuk, Im curious how much he can keep it up over the next decade or so. Could very well breakdown into his 30s like say Lucic did.

 

[qc14]

Home: 14 GP 83 Hits - 5.9 per game
Away: 13 GP 85 Hits - 6.5 per game

Damn imagine what his numbers would be at if he was playing for the Isles!

 

[thebigbea]

He slowed down for a week or so. I don’t see much hits by him.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I’ve always been shocked at the lack of hits in the NHL.

IMO there should be many players that hit the amount that Sherwood does. I always laugh when I read about certain players and how physical they are and by the end of the season they average like just over 1 hit a game. That’s insane to me only playing the body once a game and being considered a physical player

How majority of dmen don’t get atleast 250 hits ish(roughly 3 hits a game/1 a period)a year astounds me… even 1 body check a period is light lol

Chasing a hit equals death for dmen at this level of play and speed , especially recently. There's alot of physical play/pinning on the boards that dosen't really count for hits either

 

[MessierII]

He actually should get credit for more i watched one game of theirs and I had him at about 13 and he was only credited with 6.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Who hurt him? This is madness.

The ducks it seems

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

He actually should get credit for more i watched one game of theirs and I had him at about 13 and he was only credited with 6.

Ya I notice that a lot in games … I’m always curious what they consider a hit… I’ve seen many many games where I literally see a player do 2 decent size hits in a shift and it doesn’t get counted for some reason. I’m in a hockey pool that includes hits so I notice these things during games lol

 

[DrDangles]

The game needs more guys like him, the league is getting insanely soft.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Bring him back to the Avs. Could always use more wood.

 

[joestevens29]

Does he ever touch the puck or just the bodies of the opposition?

 

[notsocommonsense]

Does he ever touch the puck or just the bodies of the opposition?

8 goals, 6 assists.

He’s been excellent all the way around

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Damn imagine what his numbers would be at if he was playing for the Isles!

False narrative