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Matt Walker - as tough as they come
Heard this story making its way through the air waives today about new Lightning defenseman Matt Walker, and don’t remember it from the postseason, but after watching this, you understand why Tampa Bay likes the toughness that Walker can bring to the ice.
I also spoke with Walker earlier and he ensures me that the finger is fine, “It’s coming along great, it’s starting to look like my finger again . . . it doesn’t look like my other finger, mind you,’’ he said.
Walker mentioned that he heard there was some interest in him from Tampa Bay and when the Lightning came calling, it didn’t take long for him to agree to a four-year contract that will pay him $1.7 million per season.
“It was an easy decision for me once they called,’’ Walker said. “It wasn’t something I had to think over and over and I wanted to come to Tampa Bay.
Getting the security of a four-year deal was also a factor for Walker.
“It just takes so much pressure off my mind,’’ he said. “I don’t have to worry myself with what’s next. The last few years it seems I’ve had to claw away and claw away, now I can come to the rink everyday and just play hockey and go about my business and be ready on a daily basis.’‘
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