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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Acquiring Jiri Hudler, Chad Billins, Kris Russell, Mike Cammalleri, Mark Cundari, Paul Byron, Lee Stempniak, Sven Baertschi, Ben Street. To name a few that have seen roles on the Flames.
I've bolded the ones that he actively had a hand in that meet the size criteria (and I'm being generous here) that were brought in prior to this year in your list.
I removed Ferland and Reinhart, since those were not his picks and Roy because he is a goalie. If anything this gives credence to the idea that his philosophy changed with the direction of the wind - if size was a priority, it was only recently considered.
Anyways, the fact remains we are one of the smallest teams in the NHL right now. We were last year too when we were competing (for real). One of the smallest if not the smallest forwards and defense cores. Results show that Feaster doesn't place a high value on size.
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Feaster drafted the BPA.. They were available because they were small. In Gaudreau's case a great pick at #104 but Granlund was available at #45 because he was so small and not that wanted.
Sieloff at 6-0 200 was never going to be picked in the first round. He did not have Karlson or Russell type offense and will be a smaller NHL d-man. There were 16 D men picked before Sieloff went with the #42 pick . There were 3 or 4 the same size as him - Rielly and Trouba with obvious talent and 1 guy smaller.
Jankowski was not only off the board he is not above average size. He is a bean pole and will have trouble making it to average 202 pounds that the average NHL forward goes. He will never be physically dominate.
This year the Flames picked Kanzig at #67. He didn't have the talent to be in the top 100 but..........
The average forward is 72.93" (6' 1") tall, weighs 202.4 lbs
The average defenseman is 73.87" (6' 1 7/8") tall, weighs 209.66 lbs
Monahan - 6-2 195 average
Poirier -6-1 185 small but may end up being average
Klimchuk - 6-0 180 small and will have a challenge to grow into average
Wotherspoon - 6-2 210 exactly average
Jankowski - 6-2 180 could end up average
Sieloff - 6-1 210 average haven't seen him play against men
Reinhart - Average 6-1 185 light
Colborne - Huge 6-5 213
Brodie - 6-1 185 undersized
Ferland - 6-2 215 above average
Granlund - 6-0 185 undersized
Arnold - 6-0 210 average
Hanowski - 6-2 210 above average
Knight - 6-2 200 average
Culkin - 6-2 185 below average might be able to add 25 pounds to become average
Kanizg - Huge 6-7 241
Kulak - below average might grow into average only 15 pounds
Ramage - 6-0 200 undersized
Backlund - 6-0 198 below average
so out of Flames under 23 guys there is Kanzig and Colbourne who are clearly bigger than average.
Ferland, Bouma and Hankowski that are slightly above average.
Wotherspoon , Knight, Arnold and Sieloff, Monahan that are average
And then best of the young players
Brodie, Backlund, Baertschi, Rienhart, Klimchuck, Gaudreau that are all below average
Jankowski and Porier are small but have a chance grow into average.
The Flames fans have become accustomed to guys like Stempniak, Glencross and Stajan (all slightly below average size) playing the big man roles that when Backlund focuses and plays hard he seems to be average.