Enforcers are not needed, but team toughness is. The Flames are pretty easy to walk all over in that regard. You know your star player is also one of the smallest guys in the league -- get in there and make sure other teams aren't taking liberties on him.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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