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Originally Posted by FlamesFan68
Monahan isn't getting the space he used to get. I was watching a video of all the comebacks from a few years ago. The Flames had afterburner speed then. Young guys like Byron, Granlund, a shifty Hudler setting up goals and scoring goals. Schlemko was so very offensive and a real threat all the time too. We now have size and less room, we are a slower team. Be careful what you wish for.
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Yeah, I hate the size argument sometimes. Byron was a huge spark. Russell made some heroic shot blocks. Hudler was able to create double teams against him. The Flames are currently lacking all these qualities, and have gotten no more tougher or more truculent IMO