I didn't like the poll question. I simply want Westgarth to be signed as a depth and to make the Flames not totally dependent on McGrattan.
The Flames have been trying to get tough guys since Ivanians got knocked out of hockey early in 2011-12. It is not easy to do.
Without Westgarth where are the Flames if McGrattan busts a knuckle?
Bouma and Glencross and Ferland are all of the sudden asked to step up and do a job they don't want to and their gritty play falls off as they will be getting called on every tough thing they do.
At least most of CP hasn't come up with Breen being the Westgarth replacement. He isn't.
The talented spending to the cap 2011-12 Flames totally fell apart when Jackman was banged up and Kostopolus was our tough guy...with Blair Jones as his backup (Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond and Desbiens and Alui were the non-answers that were actually given a chance)
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