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Originally Posted by getbak
The bulk of the goalies in the NHL are in the 6'2" - 6'3" range. Dryden and Murray are the only Cup-winning goalies listed at 6'4" and they're the tallest to ever win the Cup.
Wolf is much shorter than the biggest goalies in the league, but he's not significantly shorter than a lot of guys who have had success in the league.
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I think this depends very much on what is considered "significantly shorter," and I honestly don't really know in this instance. However, I do think the following two factors are worth careful consideration here: 1) sub-6'1" goalies have not been especially common nor successful in the NHL for a long time now. There are a handful of outliers like Saros and Halas, but even these guys do not look all that capable of sustaining elite-level, championship quality goaltending. 2) We can't be sure, but it certainly seems like Wolf's height/weight are being artificially inflated like other small players such as Johnny Gaudreau or Matthew Phillips. I do tend to think that Wolf is frequently talked about being closer in height to the NHL average than he actually is. Maybe he will ve the one to finally make an elite-level NHL impact where so many undersized goalies have failed, but the fact remains that the odds are still stacked heavily against him.
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