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Originally Posted by Red
Of course, let's get personal.
Whatever, I hold the belief that the Flames need size and that the Hawks are plenty tough.
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I hold the belief that the Flames need skill, strength (not to be confused with size), better systems, and that the Flames are plenty tough if the Hawks are plenty tough.
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The Flames management also thinks they need size and toughness.
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Treliving has said that? No, he hasn't. In fact I've heard him say things in different interviews like
"I thought the Flames played like the so-called 'bigger team' in games 3,4,5 of the Ducks series. That wasn't why we lost"
"I liked the reaction to _______"
"Getting bigger for the sake of getting bigger is not the goal, adding size never hurt but it has to come with footspeed and skill"
"(players already on roster like) Bouma/Ferland/Russell etc are guys you just win with"
He's said the Flames need to be "heavier". Okay, what does he describe as heavy? He doesn't talk about teams that hit a lot and stick up for each other. He talks about "leaning" on the opponent, wearing them down. He says playing heavy isn't about being big it's about playing a certain way. He alludes to Michael Frolik as an example.
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But why should we listen to them when we have you to make a better assessment.
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Because my assessment is not rooted in an inferiority complex where players on other teams are put on a pedestal just because they play on better teams.