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Originally Posted by flamesaresmokin
I guess that depends on what you consider soft? Having three lines that can produce offensively now and not wasting roster spots on players who can't play in the offensive zone is far better imo then having a couple more pylons that are 'hard to play against'.
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softness and skill are not mutually exclusive..... but on the Flames it is where they have ended up.
The skilled players are soft and and the hard to play against players (the few that they have) are not very skilled.
I can see Comeau and Jones muscling their way into the top 9 as they may have enough skill to play well with better linemates.
Right now with this lineup I can't see anyone except Jones playing head to head against the Thorton's of the League. As Thorton plays 20+ minutes for these games Jones gets at least top 9 minutes.
I can see Hartley explaining to Backlund and Stempniak and Stajan that they are not skillfull enough to keep a top 9 spot unless they show more grit....and show up and win a few puck battles and take the hits to make the play. These are the guys that can't be floating looking for the soft spot on the ice to cash in on someone else's hard work.