As it relates to the "enforcer" role, I do believe that you can't just have a pure enforcer any more if you want to be a championship calibre team. Now that doesn't mean that you can't have a player who excels at fighting, it just means that he needs to be able to play the game as well. As I've stated, I love the physical side of the sport and we'll continue to look each year for that player that adds the physical element while also being able to play but they are getting harder and harder to find. Our top priority is defending our title so for this year's team, we wanted a team that was faster than last year's team but we tried to add toughness everywhere we could as well given that the right fit wasn't out there for the classic enforcer role. We certainly feel that we have ample toughness throughout the lineup and being bullied to the point of it affecting our talented players is not going to be an issue at all.
I love the banter on the topic!
I love the banter on the topic!