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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Gaudreau will never be a Selke candidate and will never dominate in the corners but will have to use his stick and hockey IQ in the defensive zone to make smart plays. Guys like St.Louis and Fleury were not great defensively but they were good with their stick and are able to generate takeaways by playing smart hockey and using their speed. Gaudreau will have to do that to succeed in the NHL.
To get back to the main topic Sven isn't that small, and at this point plays smaller then he actually is. Sven is listed at 5'11", same height as guys like Datsyuk, Steen, Callahan, M.Richards, etc who are all quite good 200ft players.
Sven is actually listed as 2 inches taller and 10 lbs heavier then Brendan Gallagher but Gallagher is much more effective using his size.
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I agree that Sven plays smaller than he actually is. IMO he's one of those guys that is just going to take longer to physically mature into the NHL game. The skill is there but he's not strong enough.