Even Peter DeBoer would admit that Micheal Haley is a limited player.
But there are things that Haley does well.
“He brings another set of ingredients to our roster,” San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson said after claiming Haley off waivers from the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
What are these ingredients? Some, like fighting and hitting and forechecking, are obvious. Others, like skating and hockey IQ and defending, are less so.
It’s a different league now, but Haley is a throwback to a time when there was a tussle every game.