When the Montreal Canadiens acquired George Parros last July, many hoped he’d make a huge impact with the Habs right away. Just not like this...anything but this—him getting concussed by hitting his head on the ice in a fight with Toronto Maple Leaf Colton Orr.
Sure, it was unlikely, to say the least, that a guy whose career high in goals was five heading into this season would do anything positive with his hands other than fight.
However, this is a guy who, at 6’5”, 228 pounds, lent instant credibility and protection to a lineup that last year averaged less than 200 pounds and just a hair over six feet. If one were to take into account just the forward group and not include the team’s slightly larger defense, those numbers would skew much lower.
It’s kind of funny, in a sense. Many take enforcers for granted while only a select few would have predicted Parros, a guy who makes a living doling out and taking repeated blows to the head, would already be out with a concussion, especially so soon after making his Habs debut. And yet here we are.
Now, even with Parros apparently well on the road to recov ...
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