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justinhollfan3

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 6 at 9:57 a.m.
Thread: Next years leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justinhollfan3</b></div><div>I agree with that, people with pushback and tenacity are absolutely fantastic for any competitive team. For me though, there has to be a balance, a mix of skilled and grit players usually is the blend that gets teams places as far as the skating core goes. Because really the X-Factor has and always will be goaltending. This team though i feel has sufficient physicality especially on the back end, Roy, Rielly, McCabe, and Benoit are not afraid to get involved playoff time, while all the forwards added provide some level of tenacity. Robertson may be small but he grinds like a 6,4 forward. Gregor Tavares and Knies will always be heavily involved in hitting on the forecheck, Minten, Holmberg and Cowan have shown grit and grind of their own.</div></div>

I think it matters how much your best players are willing to buy in to what you’re selling. Stupid fact but the last 10 Stanley Cup winners didn’t have a 100 point player on it the year they won. When these guys buy in to a defence “first” structure and not personal stats, they lead by example and usually get rewarded. That’s why when Matthew Tkachuk was asked about his point drop off this year, he stated it’s because we play a more defensive style and we are all buying into the coaches system. This is why no one wants to play these guys in playoffs. This is a unified team that would shock me if they are not in the Cup finals again