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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Bieksa forgot we have Rinaldo on the taxi squad who serves as much purpose as Prout did on the team.
He is not really wrong about our blueline being on the softer side but I don’t think it is worth replacing Nesterov with a face puncher. Tanev is leaps and bounds better than Hamonic who was always solid for stepping in and fighting but I prefer having the better hockey player.
Interesting Burke called the Flames the toughest team in the division last night during the broadcast.
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Team identity is a talking point for tv & radio, that’s it.
Another description of a team identity is that they’re one dimensional.
What does Burke say? You want to win the cup, you need to play the game anyway you want.
To win you have to beat a tough team / a skilled team / a fast team & a team that is a hybrid of all three. Play like a tough team against a skill team like Toronto and their powerplay will have fun.
The talk of “team identity” is complete nonsense to me most of the time. Successful team work hard. Gio sets the standard for hard work. Their problem is psychological. They need to work smarter and with mental fortitude.