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Originally Posted by soulchoice
There is still merit to having a guy that can step up in this case. Burkie is correct. Gudbrandson isn't an enforcer either. He just is tougher than any player the Flames iced this evening. Hammer isnt the one that should be taking g care of this. Yes hammer can usually hold his own but is always going to have a tough time against someone like Gudbrandson, who as I stated beat Prout in the past.
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Burke is wrong, as his solution is to dress a Prout or Peluso, who would be a liability outside of face punching.
Where the Flames are deficient is in the area of an Engelland-type player - a guy who can contribute regularly, but also fill the role of enforcer.