Fair bans for both given the situation.
Some people on here and on Twitter clearly have an issue with certain players, whether they are going through a rough patch of form, allegedly not pulling their weight or not stepping up for their line-mates...
It’s clear who people are referencing, Pope. I myself having come in after he was signed wouldn’t have labelled him a “power forward” as the Devils did when they announced him, and would put Dixon and even Hedden ahead of him in that regard as they are more physical without being a simple ‘brute’.
He’s more of a creative type for me and plays in a similar role to Linglet (to be clear I’m not comparing the two in terms of points/ability).
I think he suffers from being labelled as a power forward when he isn’t.
Has he had bad patches of form? Yes. Has he coasted through some games? Maybe. Should he have stepped in following the hit? Yes, but no more so than any other player on the ice.
Some people on here and on Twitter clearly have an issue with certain players, whether they are going through a rough patch of form, allegedly not pulling their weight or not stepping up for their line-mates...
It’s clear who people are referencing, Pope. I myself having come in after he was signed wouldn’t have labelled him a “power forward” as the Devils did when they announced him, and would put Dixon and even Hedden ahead of him in that regard as they are more physical without being a simple ‘brute’.
He’s more of a creative type for me and plays in a similar role to Linglet (to be clear I’m not comparing the two in terms of points/ability).
I think he suffers from being labelled as a power forward when he isn’t.
Has he had bad patches of form? Yes. Has he coasted through some games? Maybe. Should he have stepped in following the hit? Yes, but no more so than any other player on the ice.