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AC · 09-12-2019, 11:02 AM

Ideally yes, in a perfect world Lucic solves all of the Flames' issues with a lack of physicality and toughness.

But even with Lucic the Flames seem too soft for my liking. There are certain games and moments when I think having a Rinaldo type player is worth it.

Our hit leaders last year:
1. Hathaway (200)
2. Bennett (121)
3. Tkachuk (104)
4. Hanifin (87)

Rinaldo threw 188, 154, and 216 hits in 53, 52, and 58 games the past 3 full seasons he was healthy for. I don't think he should be playing that much for us, but if we can upgrade on Lomberg for league minimum, I'm all for it.

Same principle as having Stone/Davidson/MacDonald instead of Prout/Valiev/whoever in that depth role. A league minimum upgrade at any position is worthwhile to me.

09-12-2019, 11:02 AM	#122
AC Resident Videologist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	Ideally yes, in a perfect world Lucic solves all of the Flames' issues with a lack of physicality and toughness. But even with Lucic the Flames seem too soft for my liking. There are certain games and moments when I think having a Rinaldo type player is worth it. Our hit leaders last year: 1. Hathaway (200) 2. Bennett (121) 3. Tkachuk (104) 4. Hanifin (87) Rinaldo threw 188, 154, and 216 hits in 53, 52, and 58 games the past 3 full seasons he was healthy for. I don't think he should be playing that much for us, but if we can upgrade on Lomberg for league minimum, I'm all for it. Same principle as having Stone/Davidson/MacDonald instead of Prout/Valiev/whoever in that depth role. A league minimum upgrade at any position is worthwhile to me.