Raffi Torres might score the occasional overtime game-winning goal, but that’s not why the San Jose Sharks traded for him. Instead, they’re hoping that he’ll make them a “tougher team to play against,” which usually means clobbering opponents when he’s on the ice.
Torres, 31, showed that he isn’t shy about doing just that early in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, as he delivered a hard hit on Robyn Regehr in the opening frame: