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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
My post was not a criticism of either player. I think both picks were terrific. And I agree, either or both could still grow.
I like the pick. Full stop.
But you can't have too many small players. Simple fact.
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TBH I think it matters less at forward and weight and play style means more than height.
Somebody did some analysis on this once and forward size seems to not correlate to team success, but having big d-men, and especially tall dmen with long reach seems to be correlated to playoff success.
In terms of the Flames young forward group as a whole, I don't think it's an issue anyways.
If I look at the Flames top forward prospects / younger roster players (U-25):
Reschny: 5'11"
Potter: 5'10"
Gridin: 6'1"
Basha: 6'0"
Battaglia: 6'1"
Misa: 5'10"
Hoskin: 6'1
Honzek: 6'4"
Suniev: 6'2"
Lipinski: 6'4"
Coronato: 5'10"
Stromgren: 6'3"
Zary: 6'0"
Pospisil: 6'2"
Klapka: 6'8"
Overall don't think it will be an issue. Nobody is this group is tiny, and even the 5'10" guys likely will all weight around 185 lbs by the time they are NHLers.