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Originally Posted by Ashasx
6'1" Phil Esposito? 6'3" Jean Beliveau?
As for my second point, how do I need to back it up? How can I? I look at Brian Boyle and he can't play the same. Just as Gaudreau can't play like players who are 6 feet tall, the game Hunter Smith plays is not comparable to those are much shorter than he is.
Every year, every draft, we see teams hyped up about drafting these 6'5" monsters. Everyone is looking for the next Chara. But it seems that most of these players have such a disadvantage over others that it becomes a detriment, especially for forwards. For a defenceman, foot speed is not as important as it is for a forward.
Hunter Smith was facing a handicap before we even drafted him.
You can bet that I am going to cheer him on and hope he comes a player for us. But I just don't see any real examples of what kind of player he can be besides a 4th line guy. That doesn't get me excited.
This is nothing personal. I'm trying to look at this as if I were evaluating the draft choices of another team.
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Beliveau was 6'3" (I recall him being listed at 6'4") when the average player was 5'9" to 5'10". Pretty similar to a 6'7" guy compared to the average player of 6'1"
You continue to hype on about tall players not being able to play a skill game. WITH NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER TO BACK IT UP.
(again, see Jean Beliveau)