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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Not worried about how they specifically match up with the Flames... even though that was the key to the Flames making the playoffs 2014-15...
It should also help Eberle , RHN and McDavid. Really hard to punk them when you are pretty sure you will be a punk victim yourself..... There will be a lot more of lets just play hockey attitude against the Oilers.
Brouwer is great because he is not a liability on the ice and is not going out primarily as protection.... but he just happens to be there when somebody chops Johnny. Lucic and Maroon are just a bigger version of Brouwer.
You would have to think really seriously on how much you chop McDavid when Lucic is lurking.
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See Derek Engelland. If they chop Johnny, one of Ferland/Hathaway/Bouma/Chiasson will chop McDavid. Make no mistake about that and if Lucic wants to fight he can fight Engelland.
There will be rough stuff, that would be the battle of Alberta. Looking forward to it. Flames don't have a goon anymore but few guys that can handle themselves.