All guts, no glory.
Thus is the life of your average fourth line hockey player. Hits, shot blocks and post-whistle scrums are the norm. Dazzling breakaway goals and jaw-dropping passes? Not so much.
It's a life that Dallas Stars center Vern Fiddler knows all too well.
The grizzled 35 year-old has been either a third or fourth line hockey player for the wide majority of his NHL career, never quite possessing the raw skill to play regularly in a top six role, but it's safe to say that he has honed his game in his own ways over the years to excel as a bottom six player.