Ivan13
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The Rocket?
He was never soft. He was a boxer growing up, after all, his issues early on in his career were with injuries, he broke his ankle so bad is was permanently deformed and broke his leg as well.
Haha. Often times the opposite will happen. As guys age, if they have offensive skills, they may shy away from physical contact a little more in order to avoid gassing themselves too badly (Iginla is the most obvious example I can think of; he went from a pure power forward to more of a sniper, albeit one who does still lay a hit or two occasionally).
Mikael Backlund was accused of being too soft earlier in his career, and he definitely plays with some stank these days.
Can't remember the last time Iginla won a board battle. Another ex-Flame did the same, Glenncross became a very good middle 6 winger because he played hard and did everything to win, then Iginla got traded, he got into his head that he is a skill player and quickly faded away into oblivion.
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