NFC South. NFC West. AL East. AL Central. AL West. NL East. NL Central. NL West. West Ham United Wolves. Virginia Tech Washington Wisconsin. Purdue Syracuse Villanova Virginia Wisconsin. Redblacks Stampeders. Featured Teams. Home Odds. Bayern Munich Dortmund. Tonight, Calgary's Milan Lucic is slated to play in his 1,th NHL game and while that kind of longevity is impressive for any player, it's almost doubly so for a power forward who has dropped the gloves as much as Lucic.
There have certainly been ups and downs for Lucic in his career, but the fact he has been able to play a rugged game for so long should be acknowledged. Heck, Cam Neely - the power forward prototype and Lucic's former boss in Boston - was limited to games in his Hall of Fame career due to injuries.
While players who could fight, intimidate and score were all over the place in the s and 90s, that character has become a lot more rare in recent years.
Neely was the best example of the blend back in the day, but you also had fighters who could play, like Bob Probert and Tie Domi. Washington's Tom Wilson is the best example and his success with the Capitals has led to a Stanley Cup title, as well as opponents thinking about 'Tom Wilson Insurance' in the playoffs. Like Lucic, Wilson can fight, throw devastating sometimes illegal hits and also score. One to watch in the coming years will be Brady Tkachuk in Ottawa. The Senators love him because, as chief amateur scout Trent Mann told me recently for the Future Watch cover story, Tkachuk drags others into battle with him - he's not going to take a shift off, so you shouldn't either.
Tkachuk can definitely score and he can definitely fight, but is he already too valuable to be fighting regularly for the Sens? Either way, Ottawa knew they had a gem when they drafted Tkachuk in and other teams are always on the lookout for those mould-breaking guys. Lucic got a piece of a Michael Stone shot to score at of the second period.
That brought the Flames within a goal, but they couldn't tie the game. Lucic is up to 18 points, 62 shots on net, hits and 40 PIM through 45 contests this year. He'll likely continue in a third-line role. Lucic notched an assist and a fighting major in Tuesday's overtime win over the Maple Leafs. Lucic reached the 1, games played milestone Tuesday, and he celebrated with the primary assist on Juuso Valimaki's opening tally.
The year-old Lucic has racked up points in his career. This season, he's at 17 points, 58 shots on net, hits and 40 PIM in 42 outings as a third-line winger. Lucic recorded an assist in Sunday's loss to the Maple Leafs. Lucic had the secondary assist on an Andrew Mangiapane goal in the first period. The year-old Lucic has recorded helper in consecutive contests -- it's the fourth time he's gotten on the scoresheet in back-to-back games this year.
Overall, the tough winger has 16 points, 57 shots on net, hits and 35 PIM through 39 outings. Lucic recorded an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Friday's loss to the Oilers. Lucic picked up the secondary helper on Michael Stone's first-period tally. The year-old Lucic has provided solid offense lately with six points in his last 11 games. For the season, the physical winger has 15 points, hits, 35 PIM and 57 shots. He's been a lock for third-line minutes nearly all year.
Lucic got the Flames on the board in the third period, but his pair of penalties later in the frame led to the Jets' third, and ultimately decisive, goal. The year-old winger has seven goals, 14 points, 33 PIM, 51 shots on net and 98 hits through 35 games this season. Lucic recorded an assist and added two hits in Monday's loss to the Senators. Lucic set up Johnny Gaudreau for a breakaway tally in the third period.
Monday saw Lucic pick up his fourth assist in the last six games. The tough winger has 13 points, 93 hits, 49 shots on goal and 29 PIM through 33 games. He's been a fixture on the Flames ' third line for most of the season. Lucic recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's win over the Maple Leafs. Lucic had the secondary helper on Derek Ryan's first-period goal. With assists in three of his last four games, Lucic has found a bit of a groove on offense.
The burly winger is up to 12 points, 47 shots on net, 89 hits and 27 PIM in 31 contests overall. Lucic notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Monday's win over the Oilers. Lucic set up Andrew Mangiapane for a tally at of the second period.
The year-old Lucic has helpers in consecutive games -- it's just the third time he's gotten on the scoresheet twice in a row this year. He's posted six goals, five helpers, 42 shots, 86 hits and 27 PIM in 29 outings. Lucic produced an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's win over the Canadiens. Lucic earned the secondary helper on Mikael Backlund's third-period goal. That put an end to Lucic's four-game point drought.
The winger works in a third-line role, so offense isn't going to be very consistent most of the time.
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