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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Gaudreau was a 104th overall pick with the talent and production to go 1st overall. But there is no size bias.
Gaudreau was an elite penalty killer at every level, yet never asked to kill penalties for the Flames, yet there is no size bias.
Plenty who... overcame a size bias that you dent existing.
Well, no. He's outperformed Ruzicka on a daily basis for their entire pro careers, and yet has played 3% of what Ruzicka has. But sure, frame it however you want and deny the existence of bias in subjective evaluation in professional sports.
In a thread where the conversation about a player's capability consists of:
- dismissing him for his size ("There's a reason why the Flames have been hesitant to give Phillips a shot with the big club and it all boils down to size. " and "Phillips was never getting a shot while Gaudreau was here.") - as if a player cannot prove their individual worth if another player simply exists of the same size - that other player most probably on a different line - yet "no size bias exists". Because apparently it's not a "bias", it's a written rule in hockey that must be followed, and anyone not following that rule is disqualified from competition instead of letting performance dictate results.
- contrived descriptions of that player's skillset ("offensive specialist, no penalty killing ability") for a player who was among his team leaders in shorthanded goals the previous season.
You're welcome to continue denying the existence of size bias and framing it as a me problem, though.
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Just so we are clear, you are stating that the size of a player makes no difference while playing in the NHL?