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ricardodw · 04-02-2018, 10:10 AM

I find it interesting that after I have taken numerous beatings on this board for my theory on team toughness that there are a lot of posters saying basically the same thing.

I was not pro goon... basically my theory came down to having only 3-4 players with crazy hockey skills on the team that would avoid physical play.

Gaudreau, Brodie Monahan .... there is no more room on a successful roster for any other players that are not willing to play in your face hockey.

Backlund, Frolik, Versteeg, Kulak, Anderssen, Jankowski, Magnipane and Jagr are all on this years roster and any contact they have is incidental. There is no chance that they would jump to to a teammate defense. That is not to say they are not good hockey players, but they need to be on a lot tougher team to contribute to team success.

04-02-2018, 10:10 AM	#33
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	I find it interesting that after I have taken numerous beatings on this board for my theory on team toughness that there are a lot of posters saying basically the same thing. I was not pro goon... basically my theory came down to having only 3-4 players with crazy hockey skills on the team that would avoid physical play. Gaudreau, Brodie Monahan .... there is no more room on a successful roster for any other players that are not willing to play in your face hockey. Backlund, Frolik, Versteeg, Kulak, Anderssen, Jankowski, Magnipane and Jagr are all on this years roster and any contact they have is incidental. There is no chance that they would jump to to a teammate defense. That is not to say they are not good hockey players, but they need to be on a lot tougher team to contribute to team success.