Colorado Avalanche rookie forward A. J. Greer is known for being a snotty kid. That’s his shtick — he’s an instigator. He gets under your skin.
And when Greer gets under your skin, he’s not afraid to pay the price. He’s not an enforcer, but the 6-foot-3, 205-pound right wing doesn’t mind dropping the gloves. He knows being an instigator willing to fight — Cody McLeod-style — is his path to the NHL.
Last night against the Winnipeg Jets, it seemed like business as usual for Greer. (It looked like business as usual — blowing Central Division games — for the Colorado Avalanche, too, but that’s another topic.