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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Terrible argument. You don't score goals by being big and strong. You score goals by shooting the puck. Dubois has an excellent shot. His size/strength will help his game translate to the NHL more easily. He'll still be above average in size at the NHL level. His size/strength is a positive, a good asset, it's something to like about him and it's something that will help him succeed in the NHL.
Trying to spin it as a negative is ass backwards. It's a nonsensical argument.
You believe otherwise? Show us all the guys rated to go top 5 who scored goals in junior because they were big and then failed at the NHL level because they were still big. Such a silly argument, we hear it every year and it literally makes no sense.
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While I agree it's less of a fear for Dubios, I think the poster is just saying a potential risk could exist. That's a fair concern and doesn't call for an over-the-top reaction calling their thinking ass backwards or nonsensical. There are big players each year the scouts fall in love that go higher than they should, just because they were big and could score in junior. It doesn't mean they're destined to fail - but it doesn't always translate to the NHL. Look at a guy like Nick Ritchie. And I wouldn't be doing backflips if Lawson Crouse was our pick last year at #11 or if we draft Julien Gauthier this year.