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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Well, it isn't that cut and dried really. Flames have tried big guys (Colborne, Jones, Bollig, etc) on the top line, and we can all see they just don't produce.
You can't really go 'small' in the top 6, and expect it to even out by including all 6'5" guys in the bottom 6. The top 6 will still get muscled out all the time, and that is where the production needs to happen.
I don't for a second think (or want) that the Flames will pick a 6'3" career AHL'er over a 5'11" superstar. Of course not. It is just that especially at the top end of the draft, that is where you can find the big guys WITH the skill needed. That is where the difference lies.
It isn't like Tkachuk is a vastly inferior player skill-wise to Nylander. It also evens out a bit more when you factor in that perhaps Tkachuk's skill will translate better than Nylander's? There are many things to consider.
Just keep in mind that the Flames aren't going to pass up a sure-fire all-star just because he may be more diminutive than a big guy who has a lower ceiling. I can see them passing up on SOME skill for size, but not much (if at all).
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Great points. Great post.
I agree. One thing though - i didnt mean having a midget top 6 and a giant bottom 6 but something more like ..
Gaudreau - Monahan - big dude
Big dude - Bennett - Big dude
Big dude - big dude - this years top pick.
And big dude also playing everywhere else.
But yeah still - good points.