I don't mind us getting bigger and tougher. I miss the days when other teams dreaded coming into our 'dome to play the Flames. Where most of our guys could throw them down and were also good players who stood up for their team mates. I have no problem with this pick as if he works with the proper training and people, he could only get better right ? 6'5-6'7 defencemen with a nasty edge are not falling from the trees in the NHL and are not easily aquired or easy to come by as some on here suggest. I hate the Leafs, but, they did turn their organization around this year by the team showing team toughness. Although people say that the trend is going skilled, maybe even smaller- this is clearly not the case as shown by the Cup winners over the last few years. I anticipate things getting back to the good 'ol days with a nice combination of skill but team toughness.
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