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Originally Posted by 868904
I think the Flames will need to add some size and toughness as they will need it in a 7 games series against any of the Jets, Preds, Sharks or Knights.
Yes the game is trending towards speed and skill in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the game reverts back to a heavy game. The key is to have speed and skill AND size, that's the secret formula.
A guy like Brett Ritchie makes a lot of sense for a 4th line winger. He's big, can fight with some pretty tough customers and he's not a complete liability on the ice. He's probably a better player than Hathaway and also likely faster than a guy like Maroon.
I wouldn't trade much for him, a late round pick or a C prospect or maybe Czarnik is enough as the Stars might look for some more speed and skill.
You could rotate Ritchie, Mangiapane, and Hathaway in the two wing spots on the fourth line depending on the opposition or the play of the players.
Czarnik is somewhat redundant with Peter's preference to Mangiapane and also Dube and Phillips available.
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There's also Lazar who is doing really well in Stockton. He's got size and speed anyway (let's see if this stint has given him NHL skill at all). The coach gushes about him (over Dube in fact). I don't mind Quine coming up again either.