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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
So on the one hand we could add a big, strong skilled forward to make us harder to play against and help offset Johnny's size
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Johnny's size needs to be offset? When has his size been a liability? He's about the one forward on this team who isn't sometimes a liability outside of Backlund.
Again, I'm not talking about a player to put on Gaudreau's line. I'm talking about a player to put on Bennett's line, away from Gaudreau.
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OR we could take another average to small size super skilled player which makes us harder to play against at home and on the powerplay but easier to shut down on the road
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Huh? This logic makes no sense.
If you had 40 minutes of a Gaudreau-calibre player instead of 20, you would be much more difficult to match up to on the road. Last change, the only real advantage of being a home team, gets taken away when all your D pairings have to face an elite offensive talent.
Size is a bonus on the priority list, not a prerequisite in my opinion.
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and in the tighter checking, more physical playoffs.
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The same playoffs that the Blackhawks, Penguins, and Red Wings have come out victorious in five of the previous nine years off pure skill instead of grinders...