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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Probably not. But more to the point, I'm not convinced it matters all that much. People fixate on his stature because it is anomalous, but Gaudreau doesn't seem to be limited by it. whether he ends up playing at 5'7" or 5'9", or at 160 or 170 lbs, in the end he will succeed or fail not because of his size, but because of how good he is.
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This.
A player whom is 6 foot whatever and built like a tank can still fail at the NHL level (see Lindros B.)
Theo was probably the toughest/nastiest player pound for pound in the the league when he played, but those days are gone smaller player shouldn't have to prove how tough they are just how good they are.