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Originally Posted by 868904
The size on the backend of this team is a joke. One, if not two of Wideman, Brodie, or Russell have to go for bigger skilled defencemen.
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The problem is if you trade a small skilled guy like Russell/Brodie/Wideman for a bigger defenseman you are probably looking at getting a guy like Adam Pardy. Sure your backend will get bigger, but you will lose some skill in the process.
A similar thing happened when Vancouver traded Hodgson for Kassian. You generally have to lose a bit of skill if you want to get bigger. I don't think that trade has been a good value for Vancouver. Hopefully Burkes/tba puppet GM's moves will be a bit more favourable than that.
I am somewhat curious what people think about this thought
Do you think Calgary needs to get bigger even if it means trading away some of our smaller more skilled players (to compete in the west)?