By now you’ve heard the news that Tom Wilson‘s suspension has been reduced from 20 to 14 games. It’s about time. We’ve spent way too long droning on and on about Tom Wilson’s hits and not enough time talking about how he actually drives play. That ends now.

The thing everyone seems to miss about Tom Wilson is how he —

Oh, That was weird. pardon me.

Starting again. Ahem.

The real secret to Tom Wilson’s offensive prowess is the speed of his —

Rude.

Sorry about the interruption. For real this time.

When we get past all the distractions and nonsense from the Department of Player Safety, it’s undeniable that Wilson is a top-six —

Ugh.

Okay, I’m sorry, y’all.

I don’t know why this keeps happening. I’m just here to trying to tell you about how the on-ice high-danger corsi —

DAMMIT. STOP.

Lemme just get this out. When Wilson delivers a clean, open-ice hit, he activates Evgen —

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That one I should have seen coming. That one is on me.

But I don’t think these hits should stop us from discussing how the Caps penalty kill depends on Wilson to —

AGAIN? COME ON. I CAN’T EVEN FINISH A —

I QUIT. Every time I try to make a point about the player Wilson could be, another ugly hit happens. There’s nothing I can do about it.

Only Tom Wilson can fix this.

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