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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
But you'd be right they're no substitute for skilled size, which is what guys like Carter, Kopitar, Toffoli, Gaborik, and Pearson bring to their teams' top 6. 5 Guys who don't play the style that people associate with Kings hockey. The only guys people associate with Kings hockey are Dustin Brown, Dwight Kings, Milan Lucic, etc. On average that means one "black and blue player" in a top 6 is sufficient for the most Black and Blue team in the league except when talking about the Flames. I'd be willing to bet a prime Sam Bennett will be as intimidating as a prime Dustin Brown. But the Flames are soft. Because.
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So you agree we need to add skilled size? That was my whole point so I'm not sure why you spend so much time disagreeing with what I've said. I think you're getting hung up on Burke's usage of the term Black and Blue. Black and blue may simply be us playing harder and more physical in our zone and finishing a few more checks up front. Black and Blue doesn't have to be some sort of massive change in style of play. They want to play possession hockey, that should be the massive stylistic difference that people should be focusing on.
Monahan is easier to check than Kopitar. Bennett isn't fully filled out and thus isn't as physical and punishing as he will be. Ferland hasn't quite developed into a regular top two line contributor. Colborne is one of our big, skilled guys but even he lacks the pure strength of a Lucic. Colborne can get shoved down and knocked over much more easily. There are players on the Flames who have the potential to be powerful players in Colborne, Ferland and Bennett.
Adding another skilled power forward or two will make the Flames MUCH harder to play against. It seem like you agree in your way but just don't want to admit it.