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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
When the Flames only drafted Big Boys from the WHL in the 2000s, their drafting was even worse.
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Very different time and very different outcomes. It's arguable who was better. I'd rather have a guy that can contribute on those lower lines David Moss, Adam Pardy, Adam Cracknell than a guy who is destined to stay in the minors their whole career like Phillips, Pettersen, Zavgorodniy, etc. There is a blend you need, and the Flames just seem incapable of finding that blend.
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Originally Posted by Backstop
Cole Caufield is the same size as Matthew Phillips. Matty is actually listed as 5'8" where Caufield is 5'7". - 5'8" contributing guys include DeBrincat, Zuccarello, Atkinson
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Matthew Phillips is not 5'8. Just watch some video. Pelletier is 5'9 and towers over Phillips. This is a lineup card adjustment, plain and simple. You can't hide the fact that guys are small through the lineup card. It bubbles to the surface very quickly when the big boys arrive on the scene and the small guy has to play against them.