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Old 07-13-2014, 12:41 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Drury18 View Post
Decent story in the Sun about Hanowski's signing. He is working on his skating this off season: http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/07/12...calgary-flames

Good to hear, but there's a reason to be skeptical though. Perhaps its my superstition or something but I don't remember a single good sized flame with serious skating issues who's significantly improved in this area. The most notable examples are probably Greg Nemisz and Krys Kolanos - both potential top 6 forwards and both terrible skaters (or course, by today's standards of skating era)
I like Hanowski but at the same time I don't see him being a part of contending team. I know how many people here consider the old "not skilled enough for the top 6 and not fast/tough enough for the bottom 6" cliche being archaic and no longer relevant but seriously, it still seems to be a destiny for some players (hopefully I'm wrong here with Ben though)

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