Tough guy Peluso can skate, play

BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThere should be very little that’s quiet about Anthony Peluso’s game but somehow, stealthily, his effectiveness for the Winnipeg Jets has become evident.

To start the NHL season, Peluso was an afterthought for the Jets, scratched in eight of the first 10 games.

But since the 26-year-old from the Toronto area battled his way into the lineup and stayed there, it’s valid to wonder now what would cause head coach Paul Maurice to take him out.

And it’s not just because he fired his first goal of the season Wednesday night, the cherry on top of a convincing 6-1 triumph over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"Anthony’s a unique player and he’s got a unique job," Maurice…