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Originally Posted by fotze
Just looking at the players that might be comparable. Being small and not getting hit may actually cause him to have a longer career not shorter. For every Paul Kariya and Marc Savard there are at least another Chris Pronger and Keith Primeau and Eric Lindros.
Buttersoft Nylander - 920 NHL games and is still playing pro 5 years after leaving the NHL.
Marcel Dionne - 5'8" 1348 games
Henri Richard - 5'7" 1256 games
Ted Lindsay - 5'8" 1068 games
Yvan Cournoyer - 5'7" 968 games
Dave Keon - 5'9" 163 lbs. 1296 games (301 in WHA)
PAt Verbeek - 5'9" 1424 games
Denis Maruk - 5'8" 888 games
Brian Gionta - 5'7" 776 games
Steve Sullivan - 5'9" 1011 games
Maybe my conventional thinking is wrong.
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You can add Hakan Loob to your list: 5'9" and 178 lbs.