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Originally Posted by transplant99
Im not even sure getting "bigger" is the whole answer, but it would be nice for sure.
The one thing this club has to do though?
Get tougher.
They, as a collective, are one of the softest group of players the NHL has ever seen.
A lot of that can come from within, but they need someone to lead that charge in the room and Im not sure who that might be. Maroon would have been perfect IMO, but that ship sailed at a very very friendly price.
BT needs to find a Justin Williams type guy and hope the core follows that lead.
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Transplant is correct - they don't need to get bigger. Marchand isn't big. Bergeron isn't big. Toews is a normal sized guy. At 5 ft 11 200 lbs, Crosby is smaller than a large percentage of this forum.
It is the size of the fight in the dog. Johnny hasn't shown enough fight. Monahan hasn't shown enough fight. Until those two players understand that pain heals, chicks dig scars, and glory lasts forever, they're going to be round 1 cannon fodder.
Monahan could help his own cause a lot by fighting someone next October. Because right now, the league does not respect him. He wants to act like he's above the physical play, and he's not.
Bergeron has fought Blake Wheeler, Tyler Myers and Evgeni Malkin among others for his career. He hasn't burst into flame. It won't be hard to find another star player. Fight McDavid or Draisaitl. Fight someone, Sean. Show us you care.
If Monahan makes it through the next season without a fighting major, he doesn't get it and I want him gone.