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Originally Posted by Phaneuf_Phan
The obvious takeaway for the Flames is that we need have a better mix of skill and grittiness. Boston and St.Louis are very similar that way. Flames are very lacking in size and checking ability.
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I posted
a link in another thread which showed that while the Flames are among the smaller/lighter teams in the NHL on average, they are also virtually identical to the Boston Bruins: slightly taller, and slightly lighter (which is especially significant considering that Zdeno Chara is 6'9" tall and weighs 250 lbs.)
All that to say that I don't believe size is an issue. I can agree that the Flames lack "checking ability" insofar as the problem the team had the playoffs was the seeming inability to play hard: to be hard on pucks, hard on the forecheck, and to fight through traffic.