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yourbestfriend · 05-22-2019, 11:33 PM

I don't think this year's playoff's have taught us anything that we didn't already know. Both remaining teams have their top guys rolling, depth up front and on the back end and a goalie playing out of their minds. What else is new?

The Bruins and Blues have a few guys who are so called bruisers, but not more so than Hathaway or Bennett. What both teams do have that the Flames are desperately lacking is a team commitment to heavy play.
We don't really have an abundance of players up front who will thrive in a physical, tight checking and heavy game. It's also definitely not a coincidence that both remaining teams have their top guys thriving in that kind of environment.

05-22-2019, 11:33 PM	#44
yourbestfriend Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Jan 2009 Exp:	I don't think this year's playoff's have taught us anything that we didn't already know. Both remaining teams have their top guys rolling, depth up front and on the back end and a goalie playing out of their minds. What else is new? The Bruins and Blues have a few guys who are so called bruisers, but not more so than Hathaway or Bennett. What both teams do have that the Flames are desperately lacking is a team commitment to heavy play. We don't really have an abundance of players up front who will thrive in a physical, tight checking and heavy game. It's also definitely not a coincidence that both remaining teams have their top guys thriving in that kind of environment.