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Originally Posted by ricardodw
McGrattan went directly to Baertschi to assure them him that he would smash in anyone's face if they messed with him ??
MacGrattan understands completely that he was brought in to protect Baertschi in particular......... Ask yourself why, when Baertschi is well on his way to becoming physically dominate in this league.
The AVERAGE NHL player is 6-1+ and 203 .... The average NHL player will physically dominate Baertschi.
With Iginla and Bouwmeester gone the Flames have no regular players larger than the average NHL player.... Gio at 6-0 203 is the closest of the top-9 forwards and top-4 d-men to average.
Feaster has moved to try to fix this off season but it will take time to get a team that allows the small player to reach their potential.
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I think you've forgotten Stajan, Glencross, Stempniak, and Wideman all sitting pretty much next to the average the same way Gio is in some shape or form.
Add the new additions of Jones, Galiardi and even O'Brien despite being a #6 guy, you can see the organization has been making moves to address your constant nitpicking of size and weight. The biggest (pun not intended) issue with this team is not the lack of size, but compete level. Lost Iginla and Bouwmeester? Not an issue with some of the younger guys like Reinhart getting some snaps in and you could tell the whole team was skating harder.
Nobody will argue that the moves made will be enough to roll with Anaheim, LA or Boston but they're certainly in the right direction in what will be a process. Upcoming pieces Knight and Monahan to look forward to long term will put this team in better shape.
Could use a Wheeler or a Lucic, but who doesn't want one or another one?