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Originally Posted by Sandman
As I’ve said a million times, until hockey becomes a non-contact sport, size and toughness will always be an important factor in building a winning team- like it or not.
Edit: I’m talking about functional toughness, not just face-punchers. Watson is a guy who provides size, speed, and toughness, but can also play a regular shift and kill penalties.
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Lucic was actually pretty disappointing when it came to providing toughness when it was needed IMO. Rangers game was already pointed out but in the Oilers series he was a no show. His on ice play was also hurting the team more than his 'toughness' helped. Go find a young guy if you want a 'tough' guy. No more Auston Watson's etc.