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Calgary4LIfe · 07-27-2014, 04:03 PM

I will be fine if guys like Colborne, Jankowski, Hayes (if he comes here) don't play a huge physical game. They still become very hard to handle and match-up against. They will be big men who will be hard to contain and will drain the other team in trying to do so. Match up against a very big but relatively non-physical team in the playoffs, and it is still a difficult thing to do (though in the playoffs, suddenly you have non-physical guys throwing their weight around too).

We all would really love to see them lay out huge hits and make life miserable for the opposing team, but just being tough to play against due to their size, strength and mobility goes a long way in itself. Just trying to match up against a bunch of 6'4"+ guys on the team with some skill is no easy task, overly-physical or not.

07-27-2014, 04:03 PM	#93
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I will be fine if guys like Colborne, Jankowski, Hayes (if he comes here) don't play a huge physical game. They still become very hard to handle and match-up against. They will be big men who will be hard to contain and will drain the other team in trying to do so. Match up against a very big but relatively non-physical team in the playoffs, and it is still a difficult thing to do (though in the playoffs, suddenly you have non-physical guys throwing their weight around too). We all would really love to see them lay out huge hits and make life miserable for the opposing team, but just being tough to play against due to their size, strength and mobility goes a long way in itself. Just trying to match up against a bunch of 6'4"+ guys on the team with some skill is no easy task, overly-physical or not.