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Originally Posted by chubeyr1
Did you watch the Anaheim series?
Size will always be a factor! I love Gaudreau, but he needs protection on the ice. He wont go to the tough areas cause he knows how that will end.
Its like Kris Russell trying to clear the front of the net as a big power forward stands there. I love Russell, he cant do it though.
Size is important! Skating though is too. Big guy who can skate is the player you want! Big guy who cant skate is a pilon on the ice.
Watch Colborne play in the playoffs. Imagine if that is Gaudreau. He used his size to protect the puck, Johnny cant do that. Johnny is amazing, at 6 foot 5" tall Gaudreau would be a hof player. Might be regardless. Yet if he was that big we might be talking about the best hockey player ever.
Size matters! Matters a lot. When it is matched with skill.
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I tend to disagree. Flames did not lose the series because of Anaheim is bigger. Flames lost because they were undisciplined in the last two games. Getting a penalty with no time left in the 2nd period burned them. Also, Anaheim have so much depth in their lineup. They have 4 lines who can scores compare to Flames with 3 lines or even 2 1/2 lines. You also have to remember their best players Getzlaf, Perry have been good for a few years already. Even if you shut out the first line, they have the 2nd line who can also score.
It's not like the smaller Flames just folded against a much bigger Ducks. Flames gave them at least 3 tough games. If it wasn't for those two bad penalties that resulted a couple of important goals for the Ducks, we wouldn't know what could have happen.
Flyers, Sharks and Kings were bigger teams too but looked what happened to them... all 3 missed the playoffs.