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Originally Posted by cowtown75
Logan Couture had 2 penalties in 48 games this year- is he soft ?
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Yes.... He is a soft very talented scorer.
Are you saying that he is something other than a soft talented forward? How would you claim this?
Nothing wrong with being a soft talented scorer. Every team needs 2 or 3. But successful teams have a hard max of 3 of these players.
Williams on LA is also a soft talented scorer.... with a Stanley cup ring. Williams plays on on line with Dustin Brown and the kings have basically 11 other hard forwards
Williams will continue to play well no matter who the Kings play because there are enough hard forwards to allow him to do what he does best.
When the Sharks get to play a team a bit tougher than the Canucks they will have to depend on Torres and Wingels to carry the team..... ( hint they won't)
The Flames have emptied the cupboard of tough forwards. They have loaded up on soft talented guys..... Even if Lindholm is extremely talented he will not be successful on a small soft team ..... (Edmonton, Calgary).
To argue that a guy who is so disengaged physically that he only takes 1 minor penalty in 50 games is not soft is incredulous.
Even a guy like Conroy who was a soft forward was involved in the play enough to take some penalities... If a player does not take at least a few penalties I don't see how he can be involved and competing at a level that helps his team win.
If the Flames do draft Lindholm and he is NHL ready in 2014-15 who will be his linemates? What will it cost the Flames to pick up Dustin Brown? Keep in mind that Baertschi has to be protected as well.