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Originally Posted by Table 5
I agree that you need guys like Ferland/Bouma, but that's because they not only play with energy and physicality, they also help create and convert chances. Bringing in an enforcer doesn't really do anything for you in the playoffs. It's not like McGrattan will wear down their star players, or be a deterrent to cheap shots (because when's the last time you saw him going after anyone but another enforcer?)
Wolf definitely makes a lot more sense...even if it he is on the slower side.
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I agree completely. I was actually surprised during the Vancouver series because straight-up, gloves off fights are typically pretty rare in the playoffs so yeah, an enforcer is not what the doctor ordered, but a guy like Wolf might be the answer.
A big guy who can play with an edge. Ferland was perfect and we're really, really missing Bouma.
If we had Ferland and Bouma at 100% in this series it would be a different story and at the moment we may be going forward with neither, but someone has to bring that and it isnt really Colborne or Jones' game.