[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

This. 100% this.

The fanbase and organization are and have always been too focused on Grit, Size, and Character.

It's been driving me crazy the last couple of weeks on CalgaryPuck and the local media. Especially the whole we need more guys like "Tanner Glass" comments.

The last thing this team needs is a guy who has no skill or speed but can punch somebody in the face. We need more speed, and more skill. And if that guy also happens to be a more physical guy then great but the emphasis here should be on speed and skill.

Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chicago (cup winning years), Washington, etc those elite teams are built on speed and skill. The only team that has succeeded as Size and Grit were the LA Kings, and even those teams were 6-8 seeds in the regular season that had their fair share of skill in Doughty, Carter, Kopitar, Muzzin, Voynov, Quick etc.

Yeah hockey is one of the few sports where fans actually clamor for less talented players because of intangibles. I wasn't a big Feaster fan but I much preferred the type of team he was building which was more speed and skill based. I feel Trelving while a young GM seems to be cut from the Burke/Sutter mold and not as progressive as I hoped.