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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
Yeah, I think so.
That's why I keep saying it.
I can't think of a single game where the Flames top forwards have played an effective physical game, while I can think of several games where I feel their effectiveness was reduced by opponents who did.
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Comparatively speaking, is the Flames top line more or less effective than top lines for other teams? Are other teams's top line effectiveness reduced as often as is the Flames? Less often?
The way I look at it, no team is perfect. All teams have shortcomings that are exposed from time to time, and not all teams are equally as effective in every area. I don't see that the Flames suffer at all for having a supposedly "undersized" top six (and I am not entirely sure that it can be rightly classified as "undersized"). If it is a shortcoming, then it sure is not something that holds them back much compared to other teams.
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The motivation and reward for physically dominating another team dramatically increases in the playoffs. I think it's the Flames biggest weakness going into the playoffs.
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Perhaps, but I am not convinced that additional size in the top six makes much of a difference. There are various ways for teams to impose their will in the playoffs. If the physical push comes from a handful of players on a couple different lines, that could be enough.