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Originally Posted by transplant99
One thing....a couple of the Flames bigger players, just dont play like they have size though.
Specifically Monahan and Jankowski...and Neal did nothing in that department either, on top of his no show in the offensive zone.
Its not just having size, its using it. The Bruins do it exceptionally well...the Flames may be the worst in hockey at playing the heavy game.
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Yes and no. I agree that the problem was "using it" insofar as most of the Flames players did not play with the requisite desperation needed to win. The Cup Finals were in a word "frenetic." It was like the players on both teams were on a knife's edge of control because of how hard they were playing.
But I still don't think it has anything to do with size. Smaller players like Marchand, Schwartz and Perron were able to find success by playing like their lives depended on it—THAT's what we never saw from any of the Flames players except Mike Smith and maybe Sam Bennett.
Fortunately, I think this is a correctable issue—and far more easily overcome than a skill deficiency.