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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
Did you read what I said?
Having the players is the important part.
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Babcock had the players, Carrick played most of the year. Come playoff time Dermott had beat him out. Babcock had the ability to go with 3 RHD. He did not because he went with the 6 best dmen, mainly because this 3 RHD thing is completely artificial. Babcock had the personnel and still went with a LHD on the right side, because the RHD thing is not really that important.
If the Flames actually want to play an up-tempo game, it would be a mistake to keep a guy like Stone who does not have the ability to play that game. They would be much better served having Brodie on his off-side than hoping Stone could ever develop the ability to quickly move the puck north south. The same holds true for Hamonic to a lesser extent. The Flames should figure out what type of game style they want to play and then find the right players to play that, as opposed to asking guys to demonstrate which way they shoot and then make sure they have 3 of each.