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Originally Posted by wingmaker
There is a widespread misunderstanding of what it means to "use your size" when you are a big NHL player. There is more than one way to do it. Using your reach and length to keep the puck away from defending/attacking players and creating space is equally if not more effective than rubbing guys out. Look at a player like Joe Thornton. He is a text book case of using his size to create space and make plays and he does it without having to run around hitting people.
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Agreed.
It is also good for battling for pucks along the boards as well - a smaller guy is going to have to battle much harder against Colborne, so as the game wears on that other guy will become a bit more tired.
LA, Anaheim, Chicago and St. Louis are all big teams now. However, not everyone on those teams hit. Just simple puck battles become so much more difficult for smaller teams playing them, especially over the course of the night.