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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
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Smaller players aren't more innately skilled. However 95% of (pre-selected) players are shorter than 6'2. You're more likely to find high talent levels searching in a group of 950 players than a group of 50 players.
Again, size is one potential advantage, but it's treated as a prerequisite relative to every other aspect of puck-stopping. At a position where positioning, awareness, quickness, and mental toughness are paramount.
And size can be a disadvantage if it affects agility.
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Size doesn’t affect agility. See NBA. I think it’s a myth that small players are quicker, faster, or more elusive. It’s just that the ones who make it have to have at least that going for them.