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Originally Posted by blankall
The game has changed. In the clutch and grab days you needed size and power. Now many of the top forwards are smaller. Top notch forwards who are sub 5'10 are plentiful in the NHL.
GMs, as a whole, have adjusted their drafting strategies accordingly. All things being equal, the bigger player is still desirable. But being small isn't nearly as prohibative as it was, and GMs are far more likely to choose a small player in the top 60 than they were even 2-3 years ago.
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Just taking the top 30 scorers in the NHL this last season..... exactly one under 5' 11" St. Louis
Over 6-2 ie 6-3 and taller (7) Ovechkin, Staal, Getzlaff, Ladd, Nash, Kopitar and Wheeler