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I still think Valimaki could beat all three for the bottom pairing spot. There's just nothing that enticing about Kulak and Wotherspoon.
Wotherspoon is a bit bigger and protects the puck better but I don't know where you're getting that Kulak is the softer of the two. Kulak plays a pretty physical game, Wotherspoon not at all.
I still think Valimaki could beat all three for the bottom pairing spot. There's just nothing that enticing about Kulak and Wotherspoon.
Valimaki would have to be so unbelievably better than both of them that he'd force Gulutzan's hand. If there's any discussion at all, he's going back to the Americans given how the organisation prefers to develop defense prospects.
I still think Valimaki could beat all three for the bottom pairing spot. There's just nothing that enticing about Kulak and Wotherspoon.
I haven't posted in a while, but you seriously need to stop making **** up. Kulak is not remotely physical. The only Flames defensemen to play more than a single game in the past 2 years with a lower hit/game ratio is Brodie. Wotherspoon has more hits in 15 games than Kulak has in 29 over that time period and even Wotherspoon isn't physical enough.Wotherspoon is a bit bigger and protects the puck better but I don't know where you're getting that Kulak is the softer of the two. Kulak plays a pretty physical game, Wotherspoon not at all.
I haven't posted in a while, but you seriously need to stop making **** up. Kulak is not remotely physical. The only Flames defensemen to play more than a single game in the past 2 years with a lower hit/game ratio is Brodie. Wotherspoon has more hits in 15 games than Kulak has in 29 over that time period and even Wotherspoon isn't physical enough.
Claiming Kulak is more physical than Wotherspoon is a bold faced lie.
TSpoon has a nice little physicality to his game when he wants to add it in. However, for whatever reason, I haven't seen it in a while. I'm not sure if it was coached out of him or whatever, but I do know that a stay at home with slight physicality was not the dev path that management wanted with him. I forget which interview mentioned they want him to play slightly more aggressive and add a little bit of offense.
Kulak I have never gotten that type of physicality vibe. He has great skating and for sure stronger offensive instincts than TSpoon though.
I still think Valimaki could beat all three for the bottom pairing spot. There's just nothing that enticing about Kulak and Wotherspoon.
Kulak plays a lot like Brodie, imo.
Kulak plays a lot like Brodie, imo.