I'm not sure why our tough guy, if we even do sign one, has to be able to put up points. We are evidentally running 4 lines this year, we dont need 4 lines of scoring, that would be a complete wrong balance.
If we want a tough guy, sign a tough guy - not someone we expect to score 30 goals a year. So long as they can hold their own and play an efficient defensive game I dont care how many they score. When tough guys are too valuable they are targets for opposition and also too important to lose. Janssen was so effective last year, probably one of the most effective tough guys in the league, yet he hardly troubled the scoreboard.
We seem to have this obessession with having tough guys who are very good players, it's as if we are 'better than that'. Role players have existed with the best of teams, in the best leagues, for decades. If we dont sign a tough guy, fine, but it also sits fine with me if we sign a real role player.
If we want a tough guy, sign a tough guy - not someone we expect to score 30 goals a year. So long as they can hold their own and play an efficient defensive game I dont care how many they score. When tough guys are too valuable they are targets for opposition and also too important to lose. Janssen was so effective last year, probably one of the most effective tough guys in the league, yet he hardly troubled the scoreboard.
We seem to have this obessession with having tough guys who are very good players, it's as if we are 'better than that'. Role players have existed with the best of teams, in the best leagues, for decades. If we dont sign a tough guy, fine, but it also sits fine with me if we sign a real role player.