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We are not likely to get that with Dubie ... he may be changing slightly but at his core he is an analytics guy ... I can only hope he moves us closer to Tampa's model with LARGE defenders (even skilled ones are BIG and FAST) ... and a line of forwards who will finish you off ... with an elite ATHLETIC large goaler who can make BIG saves in clutch when neededI’m talking throwing a hit. You know the reason management didn’t take Gauthier back. Physical play I’m talking has nothing to do with illegal headshots or laying the lumber on. A hard team to play is one that pounds you within the rules. Thats all i want. I don’t want puff pastries playing for us. Its gotten us 4 straight first round exits
Bottom line BIG guys who can skate and play a 200 ft game of finishing you off are still out there but much harder to find ... we missed 2 on NB with Barks and Paul ... they needed some time to develop but you could tell they were going to make it back then ... those are kinda picks you need to make in mid rounds and then develop them over 3-5 years ... you can't go entirely with skill guys in draft ... hockey is all about balance now and we aren't drafting those type of guys ... the idea you can trade for and get these guys easy is full of you know what ... no one is giving them up unless you are getting taken to da cleaners or because of CAP ... Simmonds and Jumbo Joe are old and past prime ... they may be able to muster up a couple shifts a game but that will be it ...