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Originally Posted by New Era
Is there a better player available if you are the Flames? That is all that matters. For instance, if you were trying to win a playoff series against a California team, which player is going to be more important? A small skilled player that doesn't do good in the trenches, or a big guy that plays a physical game and goes through people? The Flames need more of the later than they do the former. Edmonton drafted the purely skill players for years and where has that got them? Gauthier on the wing is pure win for this club. Gives extra life to guys like Shinkaruk and Mangipane, who may be too small in the bigger scheme of things.
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Sharks did fine against the Kings with their best players in Couture and Pavelski being smaller players. Lightning are successful annually in the playoffs with a small group of forwards. That stuff is overrated as the Flames sucked against the Ducks since 2006 which were amongst the larger Flames teams. Again the Flames aren't picking 16 so Gauthier simply isn't an option as he would be extremely poor value being taken in the top 10 and the Flames aren't going to trade down given all the 2nd round picks they already have.
Besides Getzlaf, Perry are getting past their prime and Kopitar and Carter are also on the back half of their prime and you are picking players today with the future in mind and by the time a guy drafted this year is in his prime the Kings and Ducks aren't going to look like the teams you see today. I would hope the Flames management is smarter than this.