Calgary is clearly small and weak, especially on the wings.
Without Bouma in the lineup, the physicality of the entire team plummets.
Don't need a bunch of goons, need top 6/top 9 forwards with a combination of speed and size to pressure opposition players to make quick plays that lead to mistakes.
Letang hitting your softer players? Need several forecheckers who can get in and pressure him physically, that's the only answer. More guys in the Ferland/Bouma mold and less in the Bollig/McGrattan mold.
Shean Donovan. Chris Clark, Curtis Glencross a couple of years ago, Ville Niemenen. Guys who can skate who get in on the forecheck and are just as much a threat to smash you through the boards as stickcheck you.
It's why I wouldn't mind Shane Doan or Christ Stewart or a combination of them both to show up on the roster shortly. Too damned small and soft on the wings. Colborne and Raymond's return make it even more noticeable.
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