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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
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 [I ]several[/I] 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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Agree with this. Contrary to what most people here think, it's not that easy to say "we gotta do this and we gotta do that". There are repercussions. Sending a goon out against a far more skilled player will most likely result in crippling the team in the short run, and quite possibly the long run.