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Originally Posted by transplant99
Backlund leading this team is an indictment on how soft this team really is. I have no issues with MB and the penalties he has taken, yeah a couple may have been bad ones, but he is playing great players every night and will have to grab/interfere at times.
This is more about other guys on the team being giant pillows...guys who's job it is, is to engage other teams sandpaper and get in their face.
Ferland is one of those guys as is Hamonic...but mostly Im looking at you Troy Brouwer....quit being a lump out there, get involved, punch someone in the nose and make a damn difference.
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Nah. That's outdated mentality. Penalties in today's NHL are less an indication of toughness and more an indication of lack of discipline. I can't think of a single game this season where the Flames being tougher would have made a difference in the outcome. Lack of finish, poor defense, poor special teams for sure but toughness is highly overrated in today's NHL and if anything the less you spend in the penalty box the better.