Briere was small but not soft. He was always in the dirty areas on the ice.
Soft... you mean none physical players (aka players who don't play physical hockey)?, as in... regular players?,
term soft, gives the idea that those players had a deficiency or something and physical players are supposedly superior.
Can people please stop using the word soft, that word should be banned from hockey, especially during the play-offs.
- 70's (and early 80's) romp n stomp physical (goon) hockey period is way behind, where the "soft" guys were labeled as wussies, not real men and didn't belong to the play-offs, supposedly. (or in the NHL for that matter)
You were the first one that was insulting mister glasshouse.ah yes, throw in the insults and move the goalposts when you don't have a leg to stand on. It's not that it was a slight. It's that it's simply untrue.
By later in his career you mean four seasons in? Because he was hitting people then.
You included Datsyuk on a list of players that were soft. You are wrong.
Again, you make it personal and deflect because your statement was so obviously incorrect.You were the first one that was insulting mister glasshouse.
Just calm your hysteria.
If you had any sense you'd realize my entire original post was tongue in cheek......Again, you make it personal and deflect because your statement was so obviously incorrect.
Kessel
Kane
Selanne
Gretzky
Early years Crosby, now a much more dominant two way player.
Tarasenko
Briere
Ah yes of course. That must be it. That’s why you tried to defend your statement.If you had any sense you'd realize my entire original post was tongue in cheek......
Good luck in the pedantic brigade.Ah yes of course. That must be it. That’s why you tried to defend your statement.
Datsyuk could be called soft before the 04-05 lockout. And his postseasons during that time frame were less than desirable to say th least. Only during 03-04 had he truly developed into a top line player though.
After the lockout his game and strength developed to be point where he was one of the most complete players in the game. During the 2008 Cup run, Datsyuk led all Detroit forwards in hits that postseason. Strong as an ox on the puck and one of the best players ever at separating players from the puck. 50/50 puck battles became 90/10 when he was involved. Soft no longer applied to him by the time he found postseason success individually, unless of course you consider dealing with injuries and/or old age "soft."
QUOTE="Loseipeg, post: 159934309, member: 291903"]The reason datsyuk doesnt fit is because the thread is titled “effective in playoffs”
It's hilarious when people won't back down in spite of being so clearly wrong.Good luck in the pedantic brigade.
None of the guys I listed were soft.It's hilarious when people won't back down in spite of being so clearly wrong.
Have fun with your new dictionary!
None of the guys I listed were soft.
It was just perception.
Keeping fighting clouds brother.
Its something added later in his career.
But I expected if I said anything that was perceived as a slight all the fanbois would come out of the woodwork and joust with windmills.
Its pretty well known datsyuks playoff resumé leaves a lot to be desired. Leaned on lidstrom and zetterberg, underperformed his regular season scoring by a mile, and ended his career with one measly cup as a key player.
Beat me to it. Anyone who spears Ovechkin in the groin means business.Briere was small but not soft. He was always in the dirty areas on the ice.
Datsyuk sucks in the playoffs confirmedWhile the content of your post is not worthy of a reply (and skimming through your posting history this seems to be a trend,) I will at least leave you with something. Considering your use of the accent in the word "resume," I wanted to also introduce you to the apostrophe. It looks somewhat similar while actually performing a more vital role. For example, "Its" should be "It's" right off the bat. Additionally, "datsyuks" should be "Datsyuk's." It shouldn't take much work and from there we can move on to capitalization.