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Originally Posted by JJ1532
I find it strange and almost insulting to Byron that you include him in that group. Byron was a lot of things, but soft wasn't one of them. He never played soft. He wasn't and isn't afraid to throw checks on much bigger guys or get into puck battles. You don't play 200 NHL games by the age of 26 at his size without having a certain level of grit and toughness. To lump him in with Raymond is bizarre. Raymond is in the AHL right now, Byron isn't. I wonder if he'll ever get the praise he deserves from some part of this board?
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He isn't soft, but he isn't hard to play against just because of his size.