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Originally Posted by Matty81
People who say the flames don't need a fighter are naive. Young team is gonna get bullied without one.
Picture playing the oilers and Lucic runs Smith or concusses a rookie with an elbow.
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I tried picturing it, but then realised you must not have watched the Oilers last year. Lucic was a slow nobody.
It's not about having a big bruiser, it's about team toughness. Tkachuk being a crazy person alone did more for our reputation than Engelland did. Teams don't bully teams that aren't afraid, and Tkachuk, Bennett, Hathaway, and even Brouwer most definitely aren't. They might not be heavyweights, but you don't need a heavyweight when you've got a few mean welterweights.