Most see only the hitting part. Louis Erickson was called soft snd i did disgree with them. Boston top 6 ain’t soft, but they don’t tear down opponents d by hitting.
'soft' physical' 'hitting'
it just depends on how you define those terms, which i think around, gets defined differently by a lot of people.
like i said, i equate physical play to more of a contact thing (giving as much as you get) than a sitting in front of the net taking cross checks.
i wouldn't call the guy getting cross checked soft either, but he may not play 'physical' the way i might equate the term.
tomato tomato (i guess that works better verbally)
all good either way.