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Originally Posted by 868904
Tampa loaded up on truculence last year and won the cup. They added Bogosian, traded a 1st round pick for Blake Coleman and also added Goodrow. They also had signed Maroon in the offseason and already had a guy like Paquette on the roster.
Those 5 guys right there is more truculence than what the Flames have now.
The Lightning were soft for years and went out and got tough and won the cup.
The Leafs have been soft for years and this offseason went out and got Simmonds, Bogosian and Thornton.
It's been a key ingredient for decades yet some posters on this board keep ignoring it and wanting the Flames to go all skill and small.
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Have to be careful as there seems to be a conclusion some are jumping to that not liking Sam Bennett (or at least thinking he can be let go of fairly easily) equates to not liking heavy hockey. I don't mind letting Sam go as he is expressly not heavy enough.
It's hard to build/coach a team when you don't know what a player will bring season in and out.