I'm starting to wonder if our training schedule is too focused on ice time and our guys aren't hitting the gym enough. At 24 Backlund shouldn't be weak anymore, this is a serious problem for our entire roster. How are teams like the sharks and bruins beefy as hell from the top of their roster to the bottom and why are the flames so lanky compared to pretty much every competitive team? Why can't any of our guys be pushing the opposition around out there?
Now that I think about it, there are very few longtime flames on this team who are actually capable of pushing the opposition around. Giordano, Jackman, McGratton maybe Wideman and Brodie?
To me, it seems like developing strength should almost be a given in this league, but flames players always seem to be so weak.
Baertschi, Backlund, Butler, Cammy, Hudler, Stajan, Stempniak, Russell, Galiardi, (All of our top nine except Jones/Glencross)
Could there be a problem in the way our teams practices are being scheduled in that not enough time is being devoted to the weight room?
This is the post that got me thinking about this stuff, and I really think this guy, and Chris Pronger, is on to something:
http://www.reddit.com/r/EdmontonOile...bout_training/