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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
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.
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Couture is not small. Pavelski does not play a small game. Claiming both of these guys as "small" players means you don't understand what "small" or "big" players are. Size isn't everything, but it does mean a lot in the bigger picture. Small players are fine if they play a big game, or a heavy game. Big players that don't use their size are just as much of a problem. What you really want is a player with a big frame that can play a big game. That is optimal. Sam Bennett and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are close to being the same size. Which one is the bigger player? I'll give you a clue. One doesn't go by the nickname "The Tenderness." In this draft the Flames need to pick the bigger player.