Big Buff chuffed over his mighty hit
Crushing Stone brings smile to his face
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Dustin Byfuglien allowed a small grin but wasn’t overly wound up about his thunderous Wednesday night check on Ottawa’s Mark Stone.
It was normal Byfuglien, keeping his heaviest shots on the ice.
“I guess you take a little smile with it,” Byfuglien said Friday morning. “It’s just something I like to do. I’m glad I finally got one.
“You don’t see too many of those, guys coming with that much speed and head down. He saw it right at the last second but there was nothing he could do. It was a solid one.”
Byfuglien wasn’t available after Wednesday’s game because he was receiving medical attention, and the Jets cancelled their media availability Thursday, so Friday was the first chance for him to weigh in with reaction.
“I have seen it,” Byfuglien said. “That’s hockey. If you take that out of the game, everyone might as well put figure skates on. I’m glad he’s OK and everything worked out, but that’s the way hockey is.”
Last season, Byfuglien delivered a check of similar magnitude on Edmonton’s Luke Gazdic.
Wednesday, he had to face an onslaught of revenge-seeking Senators right away, and at several instances for the remainder of the game.
“Yeah, with the way the game is now, it doesn’t even have to be that big a hit sometimes, and you’re going to get challenged,” Byfuglien said. “That’s part of the game, and all you have to do is hold your ground.”
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Jets coach Paul Maurice said Friday he’s looking at getting newly signed Brandon Tanev into the lineup soon, mostly like Tuesday in Anaheim.
The 24-year-old signed with the Jets this week as a free agent after completing four years at Providence College.
“I want him to get some practice time,” the coach said. “This is all brand-new to him.”
Since the Jets didn’t practise Thursday, Friday was Tanev’s first chance on the ice with his new teammates.
tim.campbell@freepress.mb.ca
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