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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Easy to say that but many players struggle to add that kind of weight if they aren't naturals at building bulky muscles. Plenty of guys in the NHL who are Bennett's height but don't get to 200 lbs. Lot's of people have different body types. Some guys build leaner muscles and some guys are naturally bulkier. Seems like Bennett may be the former and Draisaitl the latter.
The combine will helps teams determine things like that.
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Adding muscle mass is very difficult as a NHL player... you're looking at around 5000-6000 calories a player must consume in order to add weight at a healthy rate. That's like eating a large pepperoni pizza 4-5 times a day...