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Originally Posted by Sandman
Size matters. A LOT. Look at the teams in the SCF in the last 10 years. When hockey becomes non-physical, and 50/50 battles no longer exist, then size won't matter. When any player gets drafted, size is STILL a consideration, and more often than not-small players lose draft position because of it.
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But when they can emerge they are great. I suspect a huge percentage of late round picks who blossom into top NHlers are smallish. Fleury, Gaudreau, Point, Marchand, Arvidsson, Johnson.