People always talk about size in a one-or-the-other way vs skill. Sure, big and slow or big and not talented is useless. But size matters in the NHL - you want big AND fast, like almost every player on the Avs.
Can small guys make it? Of course. But you can only have a couple- not half your roster.
And as good as the Flames' drafting has been for the last few years talentwise, they are, collectively, really small.
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