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ricardodw · 04-02-2013, 01:11 PM

Stajan and Stempniak are NHL calibre hockey players that are not physical enough to protect truly skilled players (Hudler, Baertschi, Cammalleri and Tanguay and maybe Backlund) and not skilled enough to merit being protected.

They are basically back-up skilled guys , that can step up and play for short periods in the top 6 in case of injuries.

I would take some semi skilled hard players like Prust or Kostopolus who don't hurt you playing 10-12 minutes a game and makes it easier for the skilled players to reach their potential.

When the Flames used to make the playoffs...... Yelle, Nilson, Clark, Donovan, Moss, Nystrom made it so that Huselius, Conroy and Tanguay did not have to worry about getting out muscled

04-02-2013, 01:11 PM	#15
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	Stajan and Stempniak are NHL calibre hockey players that are not physical enough to protect truly skilled players (Hudler, Baertschi, Cammalleri and Tanguay and maybe Backlund) and not skilled enough to merit being protected. They are basically back-up skilled guys , that can step up and play for short periods in the top 6 in case of injuries. I would take some semi skilled hard players like Prust or Kostopolus who don't hurt you playing 10-12 minutes a game and makes it easier for the skilled players to reach their potential. When the Flames used to make the playoffs...... Yelle, Nilson, Clark, Donovan, Moss, Nystrom made it so that Huselius, Conroy and Tanguay did not have to worry about getting out muscled Last edited by ricardodw; 04-02-2013 at 01:14 PM.