Small Soft D vs Big Strong D

[klingsor]

Give me a big soft d all the time.

 

[Boats Ahoes]

Believe it or not, it's possible for D to be TOO big. No way those Strong D would fit.. on the ice together

 

[Mrb1p]

Right, the small side has some of the best small defensemen, where the big is all over the place and completely flawed. Guys like Hedman or Parayko or Burns should be in there. Once you include the top big guys, then it's the big guys, no questions asked.

But then youd need to add Karlsson, Josi, Subban, Ellis, etc.

 

[bleedblue1223]

But then youd need to add Karlsson, Josi, Subban, Ellis, etc.

Ellis is already in the poll, I wouldn't consider the other 3 to be small though. Just how I wouldn't put Pietrangelo in the list on the big/strong side.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

OP has it all wrong.
D today needs to be fast, and exit the zone.

yup for D today the pull out game must be strong

 

[Mrb1p]

Ellis is already in the poll, I wouldn't consider the other 3 to be small though. Just how I wouldn't put Pietrangelo in the list on the big/strong side.

Pie is 6'3, he has to be a big one. Josi is average but slim, Subban and Karlsson are both below average. Karlsson is slim as hell too.

Subban is deceptive because hes thick and all but I wouldnt say hes big. Hes tough to play with in tighter areas because of his thickness..

 

[bleedblue1223]

Pie is 6'3, he has to be a big one. Josi is average but slim, Subban and Karlsson are both below average. Karlsson is slim as hell too.

Subban is deceptive because hes thick and all but I wouldnt say hes big. Hes tough to play with in tighter areas because of his thickness..

Subban is strong, I don't consider Josi or Karlsson "small". Pie is not strong, he's closer to soft on that spectrum.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Right, the small side has some of the best small defensemen, where the big is all over the place and completely flawed. Guys like Hedman or Parayko or Burns should be in there. Once you include the top big guys, then it's the big guys, no questions asked.

Parayko yea

 

[1specter]

Subban is deceptive because hes thick and all but I wouldnt say hes big. Hes tough to play with in tighter areas because of his thickness..

He's not small either though which is the point. Subban is built the same way that Francois Beauchemin was built. About 6'0 and like a freight train with a low center of gravity. Except Subban is even thicker and stronger than Beauch.

 

[Mrb1p]

He's not small either though which is the point. Subban is built the same way that Francois Beauchemin was built. About 6'0 and like a freight train with a low center of gravity. Except Subban is even thicker and stronger than Beauch.

Having seen him in real life, I can tell you hes small. Im 5 11 and looked about even with him, though that was in 2014. But yeah hes obviously really strong but so is a guy like Krug.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

But what about small and strong vs. big and soft?

 

[BlueDream]

OP has it all wrong.
D today needs to be fast, and exit the zone.

But on the flip side, I think D's need to learn how to find open gaps in zone entries as well. That makes for a much stronger PP.

 

[LordNeverLose]

OP has it all wrong.
D today needs to be fast, and exit the zone.

But if your D dumps it in too often you're really gonna be screwed down the road (say, for the next 18 years)

 

[BeastoftheEast85]

Back in the day it was all group 2 but now group 1. Seems like today D are gettin smaller faster. Getting hard to find big strong D.

 

[Pyrophorus]

But if your D dumps it in too often you're really gonna be screwed down the road (say, for the next 18 years)

I was talking about transition, rather than mere dumping it in.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

 

[Martinez]

Some of those small d’s aren't even soft, yikes

 

[Hasek]

I like big strong d. No homo.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Give me secret option C...

big, strong and quick D