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Originally Posted by Sandman
It's very true, that's why teams load up on muscle (and pay a premium for it) going in to the playoffs. Those teams you mentioned had size and plenty of pushback in their rosters. Skill and speed still rule, but you need to be able to fight in the trenches, or you're done in the playoffs.
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Size and talent is what you need, not a bunch of big guys that are just big. (And being strong defensively is still a talent)
Size alone is useless. Tampa, Colorado, Vegas, and Florida are teams that were big and talented. They didn't have any size that was size for the sake of being big.
Guys like Sennecke, and Yakemchuk that were left off the team are actually the type of guys those NHL teams are looking for in terms of size and skill and why they were top 10 picks.
Honestly don't see any real reason those guys didn't get a real look at being on this team.
With Parekh I can kind of see it. He's not huge, he takes a lot of risks, but in terms of Parekh not being able to play a winning style...the kid just played 30 minutes a night, had 5 points and was +6 on the way to Saginaw winning the Memorial Cup...I have a feeling he's intelligent enough to play within the structure of a winning team for team Canada.