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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Wow. How flawed is that logic?? Really?  |
How so?
Baertschi is 5'11 190 lbs. Granlund is 6'0 178. But players have similar builds to Alex Nylander. Both players play a finesse game like Nylander does. We've seen with our very eyes how both players struggled to become impact NHLers because their skill level was neutralized by big, strong defensemen who quite easily shoved them off the puck. Granlund has a great shot but can't get open in the slot often enough to do anything with it. Both players play small for their size, they get dominated along the boards and in front of the net. It limits their effectiveness and has prevented them from achieving a high upside.
Mike Peca was 5'11. He played very big for his size. He was one of the most devastating open ice hitters in the NHL. His effectiveness was not held back one bit by his below average height because he was very strong for his height and he played big. Crosby is 5'11 but has insane core strength. He's harder to push off the puck than 6'5 Joe Colborne is.
Sounds like sound logic to me. Peca and Baertschi have similar or identical size. Size was not an issue for Peca. Size is an issue for Baertschi. Why? Style of play, determination, core strength. So when talking about whether size is an issue or not, style of play becomes a massive factor in that equation.
So bring it back to Nylander does the fact he plays a finesse style, a softer style mean his average size and below average strength may be a question mark? Yes it does. It's not enough of a question mark to make him an unattractive prospect. If we draft him I'll be excited. But IMO it's enough of a question mark to make us doubt whether he'd be top 6 for the Flames.