Dave Bolland
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bustaheims
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freer said:
Having Orr, McLaren or any other enforcer in the lineup isn't going to prevent that from happening, because, they're not deterrents.
I mean, really, outside of a handful of examples over the years, NHL players are decent enough human beings that they don't come into a game with the predetermined intention of injuring another player, and, those rare few that do aren't going to be deterred because they'll have to fight someone afterwards. Most questionable or dirty plays are spur of the moment things. Players see an another player in a vulnerable position or open to a big hit or whatever, and, being a person who will take advantage of those opportunities, they do. They really only have a fraction of a second decide whether or not they're going to make a play there and to make that play. In that time, they're not thinking "does the other team have an enforcer dressed tonight?" or "is this worth getting into a fight over?" because they don't have time to. They're either going to make the questionable/dirty play, because that's who they are, or they're not. Having an enforcer in the lineup does nothing to stop that, because enforcers are protective measures, they're retributive measures - and questionable ones, at that.
OldTimeHockey
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CarltonTheBear said:
Does he have a history of taking a large amount of penalties?
OldTimeHockey said:
The last few seasons he's taken about 0.29 minor penalties a game. This season he's at 0.60. So like I said he wasn't going to maintain that pace, but even at .29 he's still up there for the team lead with Kadri. But unlike Kadri he's never been known to draw very many penalties.
OldTimeHockey
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CarltonTheBear said:
It'll certainly be interesting to watch. I wonder if there's a place to find stats on 'good' penalties vs 'bad' penalties.
proteus2000
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bustaheims said:
The game against the Canucks is a perfect example of this - Burrows highsticked Kessel and dropped his gloves trying to entice him into a fight. Did McClaren being on the bench for all but 1 min 32 sec scare him? Not at all.
bustaheims
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Joe S. said:
He'd qualify as one of the "handful of examples" I mentioned, but, even he didn't seem to ever come into a game with the intent of injuring anyone.
bustaheims
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Joe S. said:
Fair enough.
Highlander
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when do the USA and CAnada teams play there first game..I am out in the boonies
Highlander
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Tanks on that Joe S.
Highlander
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BREAKING NEWS: Bolland skates!!! This site is dead a doornail, quiet as a church mouse, wait a minute if church mice are so quiet how do we know they are there?
Zee said:
Easy pass if true.
bustaheims
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Zee said:
Guess who just made himself available at the trade deadline!
L K
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Zee said:
Honestly, I don't pay him 5M BEFORE the injury, let alone now. Bolland has played 6 full years in the NHL, with an additional 1 game audition as a Junior and half-year with the AHL/NHL.
Over that 6 year period he has played 307 games out of 436 possible games. That works out to 70% of the year and an average of 21.5 games missed per season. He's not particularly physical (doesn't hit a lot) but does try to block shots and get to the net at times.
He's had a fairly major back injury, concussions and isn't durable in the least. Offensively he is a mixed bag. A career high of 47 points but an 82 game pace for 42. Given that you are only getting an average of 60 games out of Bolland you are really paying for about 30 points.
No thanks.