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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Strength/Size are important from players who actually use those elements with the purpose of scoring more goals than the other team. When they're there for the sake of themselves, you are not accomplishing anything. Being bigger, stronger, and worse than the other team is not a valid goal.
"Grit" doesn't really have a defined place in the game. Look throughout history, especially recent history as teams continue to wise up and optimize their rosters (a cup roster today is much better than a roster five years ago even, and so forth), and you see that the best teams may or may not have grit - it's not a constant. It's an aesthetic. It's not a problem if it accompanies good play, but that doesn't mean it should substitute good play. It's great that Tkachuk/Bennett/Ferland/Giordano are bringing grit. It's not great if Glass or Crammarossa are bringing nothing but grit. Right now Lazar is closer to the latter group than he is to a good hockey player like Markus Granlund.
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So where do Stone and Hamonic fit in? .... career .3 ppg players.
Was it a mistake playing Engelland (a .17 ppg player with the Flames and .19 ppg with Pittsburgh) almost as much as Hamilton?
I would suggest that the Oilers don't make the playoffs without trading Hall career .84 ppg player for Larsson a career .25 ppg player.