Quoting: NHLfan10506
12 Tom Wilsons are going to be worn down by 12 Tom Wilsons
Size = compete. Bruins were soft, not small.
That's just not true. Who is soft? - bjork would be the closest, maybe debrusk, but it's not that he won't go in the corner, he is just a bean pole and get out muscled. Kase? ok, but not really - dude isn't physical pertaining to him hitting, but he will take a hit to make a play. Probably too much. Much like Debrusk. Hence both with concussion issues.
I mean really, they aren't soft. They are just too small. Especially on the back end. The only real forward they have with any size is Coyle. Bergeron is their second biggest forward. No amount of Compete is going to change physics.
Bruins - 7 guys under 6' (3 of their top 6 D) & McAvoy is listed as 6'
Tampa - 4 guys under 6' ( 0 Dmen)
Stars - 6 guys under 6' ( 0 Dmen)
Vegas - 4 guys under 6' (0 Dmen)
Isles - 6 guys under 6' (0 Dmen) 5 of them 5'11" and to prove my point certainly not soft players but still being manhandled by tampa (Czikas, Komorov, Clutterbuck, JGP & Beauvillier)
Let's also be honest. Tampa is a real good team.