He's got a brain. His hockey sense, feel for spacing, and neutral zone coverage are all good. He's just one of those guys who loses it emotionally, and he's really dangerous when he does. That's how he's different from Bertuzzi, who was even more skilled, and was actually stupid.
Washington is more built for playoff hockey and has the experience and championship pedigree. Vancouver and New Jersey were just dynamic high flying fun teams to watch that weren't ready to grind through a long playoff run. Especially N.J with bacsily trash cans protecting the net.
So here's the thing. There was even a period where Caps fans were calling him a goon, so this extra stretching to avoid acknowledging that these were things said about him is weird and will continue to be weird.
Ah what a treat that thread was to re-read. Especially the declaration that no team would win the Cup with him on the roster.Some of us are forgetting what the conversation used to be like:
I did it like twice already today and I'm on the west coast.
There's a big difference between "talentless goon" and "goon" . But congratulations, it appears that you are the only person who follows hockey who knows that Tom Wilson is a good hockey player.
Ok. I'll rephrase. Nobody who kn
So proud to have been the original conductor on the Tom Train.Some of us are forgetting what the conversation used to be like:
