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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I didn't realize until just now how physical Forbort plays. He racks up a ton of hits. I was under the impression that he was more of a Fantenberg type.
I've said a few times that the Flames sorely miss Deryk Engelland. He could do it all on the back-end. He was physical but could also eat a ton of minutes.
So... colour me cautiously optimistic. At first, the optics didn't look good (another depth dman trade with the Kings? really?) and I'm definitely still skeptical.
But if this guy can provide some of the elements that Engelland did... sign me up for that.
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With Hamonic out, the only rough and tumble D man the Flames have is Stone. A big part of the reason the Flames have struggled in their own zone is that they get pushed around in their own corners a lot.