I think you have to look at teams like Tampa. They too are really good at finding undersized players to propel their team, and people will point at them and say things like: "See, you can win with small players" - except that you don't really.
Tampa didn't win anything until they went out and over-paid for their beef. Luckily they could afford to do that as they are a very strong drafting team which gives them a lot of assets to work with, but they still had to go and overpay for their skilled beef.
Now the Rangers go out and overpay for one of those guys. Flames are looking at acquiring Coleman (who I like too) to try and improve there too, and you know that contract is going to be expensive. Look at Hyman's rumoured contract - I don't want that on the Flames!
Size does matter. No, you don't have to draft a bunch of goons. However, you can't keep drafting only undersized skilled players either. A good mix. Invest some mid-late round picks on some muscle. I really liked how they went after Stormgren in the 2nd round, and how they acquired Heinemen in the Bennett trade (though I hate that they gave up Bennett, but that's another topic).
It will cost you less down the road if you use some picks on these guys each draft. You can still go for the undersized skill - no one is saying not to. It is just probably a good idea to try and balance that out with some size too - size IS an asset just like speed, and just like skill.
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