Using grit/gm (hits+bks+tka-gva / gp) here are a few player scores:
Crosby 0.72
P. Kane 0.65
Giroux 1.33
J. Staal 2.83
E. Staal 1.73
Bolland 1.88
Toews 1.70
Datsyuk 1.68
M. Richards 1.64
Stoll 3.06
Brown 3.35
Prust 3.03
Bickell 2.77
Nash 1.32
Callahan 5.00
Backes 4.56
Neil 4.58
Lucic 3.00
Marchand 1.20
Pietrangelo 2.63
Polak 3.91
Boychuk 3.52
Chara 2.98
Ference 2.65
Kronwall 2.40
Doughty 3.06
Regehr 3.92
Weber 3.75
Looking at this sample, for forwards, less than 1 is a finesse player (if used in top 6 min), approx 1.5 is a solid 2-way forward strong on the puck, 3 and above is a very physical/gritty player used in lots of defensive situations. For d-men, 3 and above is a physical defender. 2.5-3 is average physically, less than 2 would be non-physical.
For comparison, here are some Flames:
Stempniak 1.53
Backlund 1.59
Stajan 1.95
Cammalleri 0.81
Hudler 0.65
Glencross 1.45
Tanguay 0.95
Iginla 2.06
Baertschi 1.20
Horak 1.90
Jackman 2.71
D.Jones 1.90
Galiardi 1.52
Giordano 3.43
Brodie 1.85
Wideman 2.59
Butler 2.59
Bouwmeester 1.96
Sarich 2.46
O'Brien 2.71
Russell 2.58
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