Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Dunno about you guys, but I for one was impressed with The Mule's ability not only dish it out (as in his chippy play), but not backing down either...He's our 'power forward', & is playing the role/style that we expected Bertuzzi to fulfill. When he came back in the Finals, I definately noticed him playing more physical. I just dont think he's a consistent physical player, like say Maltby or Cleary are. But anything is better then nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stillwater 186 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Hey, you want to jettison Maltby or Kopecky to get a fighter, that's fine, they're redundant on this team anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jvxp 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 good point. i really didnt want to do the research but like someone else just said maltby is a great penalty killer but i couldnt care less if we lost kopecky. laraque is awesome but the guy earned over like 1.5M didnt he? I'm not sure what he earned. It would be nice to have a true heavy weight in there wouldn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManLuv4Clears 7 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) An enforcer might fill a seat or two in the regular season... Edited July 3, 2008 by ManLuv4Clears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixer 37 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 We need a real enforcer, enough with Mccarty and Downey. Our guys need some real protection!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jvxp 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 We need a real enforcer, enough with Mccarty and Downey. Our guys need some real protection!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dump-N-Thump Report post Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) When he came back in the Finals, I definately noticed him playing more physical. I just dont think he's a consistent physical player, like say Maltby or Cleary are. But anything is better then nothing. When he got hit in the head the first time, it seemed like a light bulb went off in him that said wdf im going to protect myself, So he got mad started throwing his weight, getting angry. showing he has a mean streak.. To bad it took a serious injury for him to finaly find his mean streak.. -- BTW, I love maltby and i like Kopecky, i was just using them as examples.. I'd rather get rid of sammy instead throw hudler in there too Edited July 3, 2008 by Dump-N-Thump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 I think Kopecky could be a good scrapper if he works at it. His one fight last season was awesome. And if he could keep playing like he did at the end of the season, he could be a big on ince presence for us to, and also put up some points here and there. I've said it once and I will say it again. Kopecky/Helm/Abdelkader will eventually become the next McCarty/Draper/Maltby. Talk about energy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dump-N-Thump Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Abdelkader and Kopeckys roles would be reversed. I think Tomas will be more of the Pest and Justin will be more of the scrapper.. imo should be fun though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Lets make it a hat - trick and get big George off the Pens too. Im ok with what we have now, like it has been said before, the opposition have to catch our guys first! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites