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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1795080" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-notebook-nathan-walker-is-the-fighting-aussie/article_b0c0632a-e118-5de7-87ae-2d8452d6c4cf.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas" target="_blank">Jim Thomas</a></p><p></p><p>One thing about Nathan Walker, he never backs down. That was the case once again Thursday against Columbus when he fought Blue Jackets defenseman Gavin Bayreuther. Half a head taller than the diminutive Walker, Bayreuther had the early advantage, but Walker hung in there and rallied with some late punches.</p><p>“I was just trying not to get beat up too badly,” Walker said, always a portrait in modesty.</p><p>One stall over in the Blues locker room, Brayden Schenn heard this and chimed in: “He’s not giving himself enough credit.”</p><p>According to the wonderfully thorough <a href="http://hockeyfights.com/" target="_blank">hockeyfights.com</a>, Walker has been involved in three NHL fights — all coming in the preseason. But over the course of his career, dating all the way back to junior hockey, Walker has been involved in 26 fights. Not exactly a Berube-like total but impressive nonetheless.</p><p></p><p>“It’s just one of those things that kind of happened,” Walker said of Thursday’s tussle. “It’s part of the game. Emotions run high and low here and there.”</p><p>For Berube, it was just another example of the feistiness Walker brings every time he’s in the lineup.</p><p>“He’s a tough guy,” Berube said. “He doesn’t back down from anything. He’s one of those guys who fits in here that way. He’s a character guy.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1795080, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-notebook-nathan-walker-is-the-fighting-aussie/article_b0c0632a-e118-5de7-87ae-2d8452d6c4cf.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas']Jim Thomas[/URL] One thing about Nathan Walker, he never backs down. That was the case once again Thursday against Columbus when he fought Blue Jackets defenseman Gavin Bayreuther. Half a head taller than the diminutive Walker, Bayreuther had the early advantage, but Walker hung in there and rallied with some late punches. “I was just trying not to get beat up too badly,” Walker said, always a portrait in modesty. One stall over in the Blues locker room, Brayden Schenn heard this and chimed in: “He’s not giving himself enough credit.” According to the wonderfully thorough [URL='http://hockeyfights.com/']hockeyfights.com[/URL], Walker has been involved in three NHL fights — all coming in the preseason. But over the course of his career, dating all the way back to junior hockey, Walker has been involved in 26 fights. Not exactly a Berube-like total but impressive nonetheless. “It’s just one of those things that kind of happened,” Walker said of Thursday’s tussle. “It’s part of the game. Emotions run high and low here and there.” For Berube, it was just another example of the feistiness Walker brings every time he’s in the lineup. “He’s a tough guy,” Berube said. “He doesn’t back down from anything. He’s one of those guys who fits in here that way. He’s a character guy.” [/QUOTE]
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