Glue guys play an important role in the NHL. They are the players that don't necessarily score a lot of goals or pile up assists, but help their team with intangible characteristics.
Perhaps they are good guys in the locker room, play tough defense or can deliver a key bodycheck at the right moment. Having success in the faceoff circle is an indication that a player is a glue guy.
The Chicago Blackhawks are a team with a number of superstars. The names of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa roll off of any hockey fan's tongue.
However, head coach Joel Quenneville knows that winning as a team takes more than superstars. It takes role players—glue guys—who do the dirty work.
Michal Handzus is supposed to be one of those glue guys. Handzus has been a bottom-six forward throughout the back half of his NHL career, which has seen him play in St. Louis, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Jose as well as Chicago.
The Blackhawks acquired him late last season because general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Joel Quenneville fig ...
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