Nobody cares if David Koci is spends half the game in the box but every second that Stewart is in the box is a second that one of the Av's major scoring threats is off the ice. It's not an easy role to have either, because they have to know when to when to fight beyond just standing up for a teammate or trying to shift the momentum of the game. When you see a guy who has the talent level Chris Stewart or Jerome Iginla drop the gloves for the team, it's gotta be motivational. This player is an excellent type of player to have. This player has to be good enough to be a top six forward but also be willing and able to drop the gloves and go toe to toe with guys who are only in the NHL because they know how to fight. Other examples: Jarome Iginla, David Backes Via Type 1 - Chris Stewart - Top Six Power Forward. I think that this Avalanche team has an almost perfect line up of fighters.To my mind there are four types of fighters in hockey and the Avs are one of the rare teams that have all four. So what's the secret?įirst let's look at who they have fighting for them. After all, they are on a four game winning streak and have had seven fights in that time. However, it seems that fighting is helping the Avalanche. So it's hard to say that fighting hurts or helps based on a fights to points ratio though not fighting probably has the edge (interestingly enough, all the East's divisional leaders (Devils, Sabres, Capitals) are in the bottom 10 while 2 of the West's (Sharks, Avalanche) are in the top 10). Whereas in the bottom ten, the Wild, the Hurricanes and the Red Wings are not in the playoffs while the Devils, the Black Hawks, the Sabres, the Capitals, the Islanders, the Coyotes and the Predators are in. The question is, has this contributed to their stunning success? Well, in the top ten teams with the most fights there are the Avalanche, the Sharks, the Flames and the Canucks who're are playoff teams but there are also the Ducks, the Flyers, the Lightning, the Blues, the Oilers and the Maple Leafs who are not. They're actually 6th in the league in fighting majors with team fight leader Cody McLeod (12) 10th as far as individual fights leaders. After having 7 fights in the last 3 games I think it was made clear to everyone that the Avs are a fighting team.
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