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Originally Posted by taxbuster
Peters has to submit his lineup first IIRC, so couldn't have "known" anything about who Vancouver was going to ice.
That thinking is how that line brawl started (well, allegedly) with Hartley and Torts.
But the Flames no longer have tough guys like that to ice, so what's Peters to do, really? He still has to put out a team he thinks can win.
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Toughness and having the security is still part of the game and helps in wins. It's just ensuring you have someone that can still take a shift and is tough. Doesn't have to be a one dimensional enforcer.