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Originally Posted by Nme-Territory
I can see his point, but at what cost? Hudler, Gaudreau, Russell and Byron are a part of this time moving forward, but they aren't going to get bigger in any meaningful way. The rest of the roster has size to varying degrees but to "get bigger" in a significant way... I can't see how you accomplish this without subtracting any of the above stated players.
I have a feeling an unpopular move is going to be made in the name of getting bigger.
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I can't think of a team that had success with a top 9 that had as many small guys as the Flames would if they had all of Hudler, Baertschi, Granlund, Gaudreau, Byron taking up 5 of those 9 spots. You likely are going to see some subtracting whether in a trade or not. Even without Baertschi there that is a small top 9 with the 4 guys and a fairly average group of forwards physically with them.
I think the easist move is to trade Hudler for a more physical 2nd line guy. Not sure who because I (and most fans) are terrible at making up deals. But if you can add a guy 6'2, 210+ who has maybe 20 and 20 potential it might be worth it to lose the extra 10-15 points Hudler may get you to get some size in the top 6.
I don't think Burke or anyone is advocating moving any of those guys for Colton Orr or Fraser Mclaren.