Bozak : 114 hits
Kuli: 97 hits
Grabo: 56 hits

Source: nhl.com
- Dozzer

Good for him
I guess I just thought he was soft because he usually doesn't finish his checks I find.
- maverickJ

Well then i guess your opinion has changed on him.

Well then i guess your opinion has changed on him.
- Leafland

Yeah definitely

Well then i guess your opinion has changed on him.
- Leafland

ya he's a beast

ya he's a beast
- DoubleDown

Yours to? Very good.

ya he's a beast
- DoubleDown

Bozak would be the 2nd most physical forward on Montreal.

Bozak would be the 2nd most physical forward on Montreal.
- Leafland

Right behind Prust.

Grabbo and Kule soft?? WTF is that all about??...Grabbo is most fearless player on the team next to Brown, and Kule is prob the best 2 way grinder we have...soft doesn't mean fisticuffs, it means fearful of checks and incoming shots, and afraid to grind in the dirty areas....like kessel...but kessel is our sniper....he has a different role

these last few days have been boring wheres all the trades at

Right behind Prust.
- Unholy_Forward

Was gonna say Armstrong

Interesting, but I take NHL hitting stats with a grain of salt they aren't always the most accurate. I still feel like Bozak is softer than Kulemin
- maverickJ

LOL
Nice reply....so if the NHL hitting stats had said that Kulemin had more hits, you'd be fine with it?
I love it.

Yeah definitely
- maverickJ

All it took was two video clips?

Ok, let's define "soft" before we start tagging players with it, ok? In my mind, soft is the kind of player who a) has low hits b) avoids difficult areas in the ice c) gets pushed around easily.

Phil Kessel is soft. There were a few points in the season where he was going in the corners, was driving the net, and subsequently, he was rewarded with it. Why he stopped? I don't know. Regardless, he hasn't done that consistently enough to not be considered soft.

On the other end of the spectrum would be guys that play on the edge, sandpaper guys, agitators, fighters, bangers. Guy's like Clutterbuck, Dustin Brown, Mike Brown.

Somewhere in the middle are guys like Bozak, Kulemin, and Grabovski. They don't necessarily play on the edge, but they're also nowhere near soft. They're average hitters, they're not afraid of corners, they don't back down when challenged, but also do not seek out fights and scrums, nor do they chirp and agitate.

Ok, let's define "soft" before we start tagging players with it, ok? In my mind, soft is the kind of player who a) has low hits b) avoids difficult areas in the ice c) gets pushed around easily.

Phil Kessel is soft. There were a few points in the season where he was going in the corners, was driving the net, and subsequently, he was rewarded with it. Why he stopped? I don't know. Regardless, he hasn't done that consistently enough to not be considered soft.

On the other end of the spectrum would be guys that play on the edge, sandpaper guys, agitators, fighters, bangers. Guy's like Clutterbuck, Dustin Brown, Mike Brown.

Somewhere in the middle are guys like Bozak, Kulemin, and Grabovski. They don't necessarily play on the edge, but they're also nowhere near soft. They're average hitters, they're not afraid of corners, they don't back down when challenged, but also do not seek out fights and scrums, nor do they chirp and agitate.
- gravyface

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- Leafland

Kulemin's closer to the middle, Grabs further to the left, but yeah, something like that.

Kulemin's closer to the middle, Grabs further to the left, but yeah, something like that.
- gravyface

So Kulemins gotten KOd by Gleason and Grabos fought Neil, but hes still softer? Not to mention all the other poop Grabo does. How about Kulemins 6 pims this season.. he doesn't seem to be sticking his nose in anywhere.

So Kulemins gotten KOd by Gleason and Grabos fought Neil, but hes still softer? Not to mention all the other poop Grabo does. How about Kulemins 6 pims this season.. he doesn't seem to be sticking his nose in anywhere.
- Leafland

Grabo is a little tank. Never seen a guy take so many blows to the head and never get hurt

So Kulemins gotten KOd by Gleason and Grabos fought Neil, but hes still softer? Not to mention all the other poop Grabo does. How about Kulemins 6 pims this season.. he doesn't seem to be sticking his nose in anywhere.
- Leafland

He's our best defensive forward, he's not supposed to take penalties. Fighting is a skill that very few in the NHL are actual good at. Gleason is one of those. Props to Kulemin for sticking up for his teammate and fighting a guy who he had to have known would've knocked his block off.

I'm not saying Grabs softer, I'm just saying they're closer in toughness than you had in your scale.

He's our best defensive forward, he's not supposed to take penalties. Fighting is a skill that very few in the NHL are actual good at. Gleason is one of those. Props to Kulemin for sticking up for his teammate and fighting a guy who he had to have known would've knocked his block off.

I'm not saying Grabs softer, I'm just saying they're closer in toughness than you had in your scale.
- gravyface

I respect your opinion, but i agree to disagree.

Grabo is a little tank. Never seen a guy take so many blows to the head and never get hurt
- AdamFrench

He gets hurt but it only shows in his interviews.

Grabo is a little tank. Never seen a guy take so many blows to the head and never get hurt
- AdamFrench

He can get pretty wild.

I respect your opinion, but i agree to disagree.
- Leafland

Ok, besides losing a fight to Gleason and having low PIMs, what else makes Kulemin soft?

Ok, besides losing a fight to Gleason and having low PIMs, what else makes Kulemin soft?
- gravyface

What makes him not soft? Don't bring up his hit on Kaleta either, or how he is so strong on the puck, because, well... he wasn't strong on the puck last year.

What makes him not soft? Don't bring up his hit on Kaleta either, or how he is so strong on the puck, because, well... he wasn't strong on the puck last year.
- Leafland

I already explained my definition of soft and playing with an edge. Kulemin's in the middle, that's all I'm saying. You had him at 2 on scale to 10, 10 being the "tough" end. I think he's closer to 5. That's all.