Was Pierre Turgeon soft?
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Yes he was soft, regular season PP specialist - I’d define soft in his case as in he got all his points on special teams and versus low ranked teams and if he played vs a top defensive line or a hungry team (like a Florida) he’d generally be invisible
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89 to 93 Turgeon was 7th in even strenght points and 12th in power play points.
94 to 01 Turgeon was 7th in even strenght points and 16th in power play points.
playoff
88 to 93 Turgeon was 61th in even strenght points and 66th in power play points.
94 to 01 Turgeon was 28th in even strenght points and 33th in power play points.
Not sure if that is fair to call him a PP specialist.
In playoff ppg
88 to 93 Turgeon was 14th in ppg, with 1.12
94 to 01 Turgeon was 26th in ppg, with 0.87 like Recchi-Francis-Weight-Shanahan.
Could have been more thought than people give him credit for, hard to play 1294 games in the nhl, make a playoff comeback after that Hunter back injury, in term of soft vs hard, certainly of the softer side for the era in term of punishing others and hard to play against, but was not issue for him to play hockey in a rough era.
94 to 01 Turgeon was 7th in even strenght points and 16th in power play points.
playoff
88 to 93 Turgeon was 61th in even strenght points and 66th in power play points.
94 to 01 Turgeon was 28th in even strenght points and 33th in power play points.
Not sure if that is fair to call him a PP specialist.
In playoff ppg
88 to 93 Turgeon was 14th in ppg, with 1.12
94 to 01 Turgeon was 26th in ppg, with 0.87 like Recchi-Francis-Weight-Shanahan.
Could have been more thought than people give him credit for, hard to play 1294 games in the nhl, make a playoff comeback after that Hunter back injury, in term of soft vs hard, certainly of the softer side for the era in term of punishing others and hard to play against, but was not issue for him to play hockey in a rough era.
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DitchMarner
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For his time, maybe he was kind of soft.
But he played in eras with some real badasses and warriors. It's not surprising that a skilled, playmaking centre didn't run around taking guys' heads off.
I'm not sure he was any softer than guys like LaFontaine, Weight and Gomez. Even some big (physically) centres of the time (like fellow first overall picks Sundin and Modano) weren't physically punishing players, though they weren't soft.
If he played now, he definitely wouldn't be considered soft.
But he played in eras with some real badasses and warriors. It's not surprising that a skilled, playmaking centre didn't run around taking guys' heads off.
I'm not sure he was any softer than guys like LaFontaine, Weight and Gomez. Even some big (physically) centres of the time (like fellow first overall picks Sundin and Modano) weren't physically punishing players, though they weren't soft.
If he played now, he definitely wouldn't be considered soft.
seventieslord
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He was a finesse center who didn't go looking for trouble. Definitely gets a rougher ride for this than Oates, Savard, Sedin, Lafontaine, and many others who could be described the same way.
It was a different time though. We think back to guys like Lindros, Messier, Gilmour, Roenick, Brind'Amour and there just aren't as many like that anymore. He was soft compared to that kind of player (even if those players were the exception and not the rule). But nowadays he would fit right in.
It was a different time though. We think back to guys like Lindros, Messier, Gilmour, Roenick, Brind'Amour and there just aren't as many like that anymore. He was soft compared to that kind of player (even if those players were the exception and not the rule). But nowadays he would fit right in.
