Ryan Womeldorf
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Top 10 Toughest Bruins
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LouJersey
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DominicT
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LSCII
Cup driven
KrejciMVP
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I like Chara but I think he could be a 1000 times meaner. Has he ever been suspended as a Bruin?
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Someone (hope its you Lou) has to put Eddie Shore at the top
Exactly my thought Dom as soon as I opened this thread.
KrejciMVP
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not really I guess, but I never thought of Chara as a big bad enforcer and the reputation he has in MTL as being a goon really doesn`t fit. He is huge and plays good defense but he seems to be more of an intellect being able to speak 7 languages and all.
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Quiet, Gnashgab.
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Chara can impose his will on any player in the league - but he doesn't need to. Remember when he tossed McCabe around like a ragdoll (back in OTT)?
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DominicT
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It's our age showing Wally.
Shore was one of the toughest, meanest SoB's to ever play and IMO the toughest Bruin
LouJersey
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In a league of grown men, I'm sure there are about 5 guys players legit fear playing against and Chara is at the top of the list.
He is unpredictable. He goes from Rain Man to Mike Tyson in .2 seconds. That's scary ****.
LouJersey
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From all I've read , Shore easily is...The Ty Cobb of hockey .. Mean and nasty SOB..
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I just don't see the value in measuring toughness by number of suspensions. He's one of the most feared players in the league.
LouJersey
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I've always felt Brent Hughes was pretty tough for absorbing all those beatings and taking on a role he was nowhere near equipped for .
Two years ago The Hockey News polled each of the 30 team 'enforcers' as to who the least wanted to square off with and toughest guy to fight. Only rule was you couldnt name somebody on your own team.
Guess who was voted # 1 ?
Thats right......Big Z.
For exact reason you state. They commented on that if he just wants to wrestle/difuse the situation...no biggie.
But if he's pissed....really pissed....to a man , they wanted no part of him.
KrejciMVP
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I think its just the era of hockey we are in. He is tough for this current generation but mid 90`s and earlier I don`t think he would be one of the most feared. That generation had some real tough guys who ate nails for breakfast. A hab fan at my job just sent me their top 25 hab tough guys. I bet the brawls the Bruins had against these guys were insane.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/954322-20-toughest-fighters-in-montreal-canadiens-history/page/22
Terry O'Reilly should be on the list... #4 was pretty tough as well. I guess it depends on what type of "toughness" you're talking about.
Not sure about Soupy, other than the fact that he can take a beating on a fairly regular basis. The broken leg thing a few years ago was epic...
Not sure about Soupy, other than the fact that he can take a beating on a fairly regular basis. The broken leg thing a few years ago was epic...
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Someone (hope its you Lou) has to put Eddie Shore at the top
Thank you.... was just going to say.
ES belongs at top of Top 10 Toughest NHL'ers.
Therick67
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A) Not all goons are tough guys. See David Koci, Jeff Odgers, Sandy Moger.
B) Not all tough guys are goons. See Cam Neely, Milan Lucic, etc.
C) WTH does intellect have to do with toughness?
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Campbell's on the list for killing a penalty on a broken leg. Nothing but that, but that is a big but.
