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Old 06-22-2021, 03:17 PM   #1189
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald View Post
And in a system teaming with under-sized forwards, the last thing we need is another one. Given the choice between two skilled players, one 5'10 175 pounds, and another 6'0 200 pounds, I take the two inches and 25 pounds. People ooohed and aaahed over the Panthers after The Legend was traded there, but they seem to miss the point that their two best players were 6'3 215, and 6'1 202. Size matters.
Nobody is going to argue with taking the bigger guy if two players are equally skilled.

But that's not a likely scenario.

Every small guy in the Calgary system won't make it. If they do they will have trade value and you can sort it out then.

The first round is for skill ... Full stop. Worry about size later in the draft, or even in free agency.
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