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Originally Posted by New Era
And why the Flames won their only cup before Fleury was an integral part of the team. Fleury was not a big game hunter. This team won before he was the centerpiece, and went in the crapper when he became the guy, for obvious reasons. Size matters, no matter what your wife tries to tell you.
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Loob and especially Mullen were important in the cup run. Even Gilmour was considered a small player.
Size matters, for sure, but you can have more than one little guy, as that team, and others have proven. And the present league has more good small players than the late 80s IMO.