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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Sensationalist title there, Cliff.
Where is the evidence that a bottom 5 team in size can be successful in the NHL? That is where Calgary find themselves.
You don't have to be the biggest team in the league, but you absolutely cannot be the smallest. Calgary is much closer to one end of the spectrum than the other, and it was a visible weakness last year on the club.
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Precisely.
Burke gets criticized, and I've even done it, on his obsession with size. Well, size isnt the most important thing in the NHL, however, based on the current make-up of the Flames and where we fall on the spectrum it becomes painfully clear that we direly need some, so on our priority list 'Size' is fairly high.
I think the important thing to think about is the mix of the team, and right now we are far too small so becoming bigger becomes a higher priority.