But all forwards have to contribute and your second and front row forwards must also be adept at preventing the opposition from slowing ball down, but without giving penalties away.
During his tenure with the Devils, Parise rose to become the team's captain and one of the NHL's best all-around forwards, collecting eight goals and 15 points during this year's postseason as New Jersey won its first Eastern Conference championship since 2003.
The Blackhawks' four most talented and important players are all homegrown: forwards Patrick Kane (the No. 1-overall pick in 2007) and Jonathan Toews (No. 3 overall in 2006) and defensemen Duncan Keith (a second-round selection in 2002) and Brent Seabrook (No. 14 overall in 2003).
At a time when more goals are hitting the net than ever, the dearth of English forwards seems all the more extraordinary.
Deacon and his fellow forwards made all the early running, and an outside break from Henry Paul almost led to a try, but Garvey dropped the inside pass.
"Last year we relied heavily on Owen Fussey and Luke Fulghum for goals - this year I want all nine of my forwards to make a big contribution, " added Thompson.
If Exeter's forwards perform all season like they did against Bristol in the Championship play-off games then they're going to give people a tough time - it's not going to be an easy trip for teams down to Sandy Park.
Monday morning was all about weights then the forwards met to discuss technical aspects of the game.
And a major first-half dust-up involving almost all 26 players eventually saw forwards from either side sinbinned, Giants' Keith Mason and Stuart Fielden, who was upset at having his ankle raked in a tackle.
"John will be able to unite everybody to focus in taking the club forwards, first of all, " said Mackay.
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Former All Black captain Brewer had been working as a forwards coach with Scotland since last August.
All-Star center Tyson Chandler (bulging disc), forwards Amare Stoudemire (knee surgery), Kenyon Martin (sprained ankle), Marcus Camby (plantar fasciitis) and Rasheed Wallace (broken foot) are all out.
Under former coach Steve Bates, All Blacks giant Hayman was the cornerstone of a pack-driven, forwards-led brand of rugby.
Their first line of forwards - Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya - worked well in the recent All-Star game in Los Angeles, but this was not an exhibition match, this was where the quest for gold began.
Their forwards missed numerous chances in their opening 1-1 draw with hosts South Africa but all three players retained their place in the side - although Arsenal striker Carlos Vela was forced off with an injury on the half hour with only one skied shot to his name.
He must also decide whether to retain all the coaches he inherited from his predecessor Brian Ashton - Mike Ford (defence), John Wells (forwards), Jon Callard (kicking) and Graham Rowntree (scrummaging).
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