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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Randomly calling out Tanguay as soft? Because he is French? Huldler and Backlund Horak because he is European? Cammalleri because he is Canadian but small? Stempniak, Stajan ??
How about
Tanguay ..
21 hits in 35 games this year and 22 in 62 games in 2012-13,
Hudler 15 hits in 35 games this year. prev year (48 in 81)
Cammalleri 15 hits in 36 games prev year 17 hits in 61
Backlund 17 hits in 20 games prev year 25 in 41
Horak 6 hits in 7 games. 28 in 61
Cervenka 6 hits in 28 games.
Stajan 41 hits in 37 games and a new fan favourite because of his compete level compared to 49 hits in 61 games the year before.
Tough guy Stempniak 37 hits in 35 games up from 55 in 61 the year before.
Better than that just watch a game and see the Flames being pushed off the puck, never taking the man in their own zone and going for line shifts rather than taking a hit and chasing down a loose puck.
Please don't try to tell me that these guys are anywhere close to average. Against a team like LA in a playoff series they would be afraid to touch the puck.
You can get away with having 2-3 small talented forwards.... Cammalleri and Hudler and Baertschi should be these guys for the Flames....
You can be a valuable NHL player playing soft if you can score the goals and have a bunch of teammates to do the dirty work.... see Kane in Chicago.
He is supported by Hossa, Toews, Sharp, Bickell, Stalberg all big aggressive players...... Put Tanguay on the Hawks and Kane on the Flames and Tanguay's stats double and Kane gets cut in half.
Why is Baertschi in the minors when the Flames are a last place team???? Lack of Talent or the fact he might get both physically and emotionally damaged having no one to protect him in the NHL.
Why the heck did Comeau get so much ice time???? He along with Glencross , Stempniak, Iginla and Stajan, Gio and Wideman were the only Flames that did not appear to have a distinct aversion to physical contact.
McGratton and Jackman can't protect anyone when they don't have enough skill to be on the ice more than 4 minutes a game.
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I don't disagree that some of our players are small. I just don't see how Tanguay is the difference maker. Tanguay is a reasonably sized forward that brings an averae amount of physical game. He is not small. He's 6' and weighs about 200lbs.
Now you're blaming Tanguay for Baertschi and Comeau? It's also his fault that some of our young prospects like Horak haven't filled out their frames yet? Having Tanguay off the team would magically make our top 6 a physically pounding team. First, maybe we should actually acquire that physical top 6 player. If we had a deal in place to swap Tanguay out for a bonafide physical top 6 presence, I'd be all for it, but you're arguing he has to go for the sake of it. How often to bonafide top 6 forwards with a physical game become available?