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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I don't think it's a matter of effort level, at least on the ice.
I think it is
- Lack of willingness to commit to personal fitness levels, diet and building core strength.
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What latitude does the Flames organization have to enforce (for lack of a better word) a certain level commitment?
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I don't think he needs to be a tank.
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It wouldn't hurt!
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He's a small stocky guy like Theo, or Martin St. Louis. But he can still build overall strength and have a high fitness level
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I don't expect him to truck people left and right, but holy heck he literally does a hard turn to avoid contact when going into the corners.
If I was Ward I'd use the Crosby way of thinking, when asked in the 2010 gold medal game after the U.S. tied it up how he felt about that, he said he saw going into OT as an opportunity instead of focusing on the tying goal.