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Originally Posted by heep223
Oh gotcha, thanks. So to get tougher they need to have skilled, tough players. Or to get tougher they need to add tougher players. But the players they’ve added aren’t skilled enough. Or is it that they’re not tough enough?
Good ####ing god I can’t wait for actual hockey to start.
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They aren't particularly good at hockey. If you give minutes to a player who's only real skill is toughness, you might find yourself losing.
People dream of Gudbranson laying out McDavid or McKinnon etc.
Let's hope he's not on the ice vs. those types of players, as they will skate circles around him. Same goes for Zadorov, although as bad as he is, he's certainly much better than Gudbranson and should be in an NHL lineup, most likely getting 5-6 minutes. He'll get more than that right now, unless one of the youngsters can push him down, which would be the ideal situation.
I think Calgary's ability to be a decent team depends a lot on Valimaki et al taking a step forward. I think there is a decent chance of that, if they are given the opportunity.