That’s why DiDo is an easy target

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Whoever commits Chris DiDomenico also gets the thundercloud that always hangs over his head. If the voltage then builds up in the immediate vicinity, a discharge is inevitable. A powder keg. What makes “DiDo” such an easy target? At most, he is a challenge to the mental well-being of his immediate environment (teammates, coaches, head of sports), but usually no threat to the health of opponents. Or from the point of view of a provocateur on the ice, the risk of getting beaten up by DiDomenico is negligible. If he loses heart, his teammates usually have to pick it up. So an easy target.

Todd Elik (a true legend) was essentially similar and also very easy to provoke, but had a much richer vocabulary compared to DiDo. Elik also wielded his stick with surgical precision, even in hand-to-hand combat without the puck.

But in the end, Elik also missed what guys like Shawn Heins, Yves Sarault, John Fritsche (the original), Dale McTavish, and others brought to the game as an extra dimension: the potential threat of serious physical escalation.

That increased the tension compared to confrontations with DiDomenico or Elik, but also made it difficult: someone had to do the job. The old boxer’s adage held true for him: Everyone has a plan until they get the first punch in the face. Perhaps DiDomenico should orient himself more often on the old warhorses.

Source : Blick