1.   Belfour has fouled opposing forwards with his stick and has played the puck poorly when roaming from his crease.

2.   But Corson and other Leafs checkers are capable of chilling hot opposing forwards.

3.   Corkum usually gives opposing forwards about as much room as two hippos in a phone booth.

4.   He has plenty of weight to throw around, but he saves it all for opposing forwards and centers.

5.   He is matched constantly against the top opposing forwards, such as Eric Lindros of Philadelphia and Mario Lemieux of Pittsburgh.

6.   His body checking keeps opposing forwards leery.

7.   None of these guys make opposing forwards afraid to cruise the slot.

8.   Richard, though, made a habit of using that speed to gain a slight positioning edge and then he would almost straight-arm past opposing forwards or defensemen.

9.   With any luck, Tkachuk will be around menacing opposing forwards and torturing goalies for at least another dozen years.

10.   Clutching and grabbing have become commonplace defensive tactics in NHL games, where narrower rinks help defenders trap the puck and slam opposing forwards into the boards.