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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Probably because Tkachuk and Neal are two of our slowest forwards. Peters has talked about trying to pair slower players with faster ones.
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I think that really is a big issue with the Flames is the team speed.
They have some fast guys like Gaudreau, Dube, Czarnik, but unfortunately, 3 of the "core guys" are real slow (Monahan, Tkachuk, Neal). Jankowski is a bit lumbering as well.
The speed thing is a real issue on the backcheck and in the defending. They can try as hard as they want, but they aren't getting back in time to help out.