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Originally Posted by flames_fan13
I'm not sure we need him. Toughness wasn't the reason we lost tonight. If we had a competent power play this game we would have one and essentially discouraged opponents from taking unnecessary penalties.
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The 0-7 was a main reason why we lost tonight, but don't discount the whole Dube/Grubrandson as a reason for the change in momentum, which set the tone for the game. Not only did Dube take a monster hit, but the PP didn't score and when Hamonic went after Grubrandson to answer for the hit and took a beatdown; rest assured the players on the Flames team didn't get an uplift as a result.
In fact, I am sure the Nucks got more confident to play their game as a result. Fact is toughness and scenarios like this make a difference in the game. If one ever has played in such a game(doesn't have to be the pros, but real contact/physical hockey), they would agree.