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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
In the Athletic article where they talked to scouts and executives about the prospect rankings, they commented that NHL teams don’t have smaller guys ranked as highly as the public lists out there. Size still matters to ‘hockey guys.’ I expect players like Benson, Moore, and Cristall to be picked later than these lists have them ranked, and guys like Reinbacher, Barlow, and Honzek to go higher.
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I think traditional nhl guys are surprisingly right with size here. Sure some small guys have been able to be up there but they’re very limited in taking over a game. Sure anyone can list out exceptions such as Point but generally speaking even excellent small guys like Gaudreau are leaned on in the playoffs. So I see why most are pushed down a bit.