First of all, the Crazy Train may have shown no offensive ability at the NHL level to date, but he adds size and speed to our bottom 6. If he can be anywhere near the form that he was in prior to his injury, this is a guy that we can't risk losing to the waiver wire.
Something will have to happen if the team remains relatively healthy and Jacques' 2 week conditioning stint ends. It will be a competition between 4 players, Jacques, Reddox, Strudwick, and MacIntyre.
MacIntyre fills a niche, Strudwick is a veteran, but Jacques is a better player and a harder hitter, and Reddox? Well, the coaches like him a lot. Jacques is an ideal 4th line player, fast, strong, physical, and despite the NHL numbers, he has decent enough hands for the role.
As much flack as Jacques has gotten for his lack of NHL production, he will add something that this team lacks, a guy that looks to hit and hit hard, while also being able to skate well enough to land those types of hits regularly.
You can keep the Red Ox, I'll take the Cray Train every day of the week instead.
