Ducks kind of got lucky with the 2003 draft getting a couple of generational players in Getzlaf and Perry in that they possessed high end skill and size. Trying to emulated the Ducks is pretty foolish because there's maybe one player every draft that has the high end skill and size they possess. It seems you have better odds of finding elite skill in players below 6 feet tall such as Kane, Gadreau, Tyler Johnson, etc and eventually guys like Druin and Petan will get their shot. Balance is always key but I don't believe for a second that the Ducks beat the Flames because they were the bigger team. They simply beat the Flames because they were the better team. Lets not forget that the Flames misery in the Honda center started in the Sutter days when the Flames were not exactly a small team.
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