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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
No, that's not obvious.
The Flames' most effective player against Anaheim was Gaudreau, who's neither big nor strong, but he's mobile.
The Flames' least effective player against Anaheim was probably Engelland, who's very big and very strong, and yet was probably on the ice for over 65% of the goals Anaheim scored.
The Flames second least effective player was probably Monahan, who's pretty big and strong, but was outmatched one on one by Kesler.
Treliving even mentioned that once Bouma and Ferland returned, Calgary seemed to be the team playing "bigger" out of the two.
The only thing that was "clear" from the Anaheim series is that they're a more talented team. Which they ought to be, as they've been building up assets for five+ years now while we're only now recovering from the aftermath of Sutter's liberal use of high draft picks to acquire mediocre 28 year old vets.
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The return of Bouma and Ferland gave the Flames an advantage? No ####. So you put a 210 pound Bouma and a 215 pound Ferland into the lineup and the Flames play better? Seems that size did matter, no matter how you try and spin it.
The Flames need more guys north of 200 pounds than south of that number. They need guys with some size and skill. That is where Agostino and Arnold come in and where Byron and Raymond exit. The Flames need size. Everyone in the organization has stated that. Byron just doesn't fit anymore.