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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
I guess you have more faith in the state of the game and how it's played in the playoffs than I do. I'm very pro in phasing out toughness in the game, and truthfully hope we see that soon in playoff hockey.
I've seen teams like Vegas, San Jose, Anaheim play a physical brand of hockey in matchups with the Flames and exploit the inability of the Flames to matchup with that.
In a 7 game series, it's foolish to think more grit and heavy hockey isn't played to contrast the style of the Flames. The Flames aren't the only team that battles this dilemma (hello, Leafs) of fielding skill vs grit.
I guess you can choose to willfully oppose it and hope the skill wins out, but it's ignorance to think these opponents won't be looking to exploit this from the Flames.
I'd love to be wrong on it, I just haven't seen this roster respond well when physicality is notched up.
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I understand what you are saying but what are some examples of this team last year having trouble against physical teams? they have beaten the majority of top teams in the league