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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think you are over-emphasizing 'big'. Size alone isn't the issue. It's how the team plays.
The Hawks are as tough to play against as pretty much any team.
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Ok so we agree that the Hawks, who have won 2 cups in recent years, are not a physically big team.
What I'm really saying is that I'm sick of Burke talking about adding more size and ranting about how you have to have a big, heavy team to win in the West and that it's the only way. He is famous for saying "you can't teach size". It's simply not true, but lots of people take it as gospel.
I agree that the Flames need to play tougher and meaner. But drafting players like Smith and Kanzig is what scares the #### out of me when thinking of the future of this team, and it's the one thing I hate about Burke.
Like the post above ^, where he is lumping size and toughness in together. They should be viewed separately. Flames need to get tougher for sure - but adding size is usually at the expense of skill, and that's what I worry about.