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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
There are still some bright spots in this organization. His career up to the NHL has been nearly flawless. It's still shocking to me that he may have gone undrafted had the Flames not picked him just because of his size. Sure he's not tall but shorter athletes are playing QB in the NFL. I thought the NHL had kind of got past this obsession with measurables.
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Still at least one player every draft that drops due to size.
Adam Fox was that guy - USNDTP records but goes in the 3rd round.
Mattias Maccelli - similar stats to Gaudreau in the USHL, but taken in the 4th round.
Last year Lane Hutson easily had 1st round production, but dropped to the 2nd because of his size. Now he's breaking NCAA records.
Honestly it would be easy to be a GM and just stockpile 2nd and 3rd round picks and just take these high potential but undersized players.