Few guys in the NHL are tough enough to stand toe-to-toe with Milan Lucic. Mathieu Olivier is definitely in Lucic's weight class but not quite on the same level.
Lucic isn't new to this, he's true to this. The Blue Jackets' enforcer held his own, but he kind of took a pounding.
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Mathieu Olivier Takes a Few Big Punches from Milan Lucic in Big Boy Tilt
Who is the NHL's premiere "tough guy?"
Milan Lucic
62
22 %
Ryan Reaves
104
36.9 %
Nic Deslauriers
45
16 %
Other
71
25.2 %
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