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Originally Posted by Caboose
I'll never, ever understand the obsession over one or two inches of height in hockey. 5'10 is short but 6' is tall? Huh? I honestly think that anywhere between 5'10" and 6'2" is basically all the same, and above or below those heights is where it could start to impact board battles and positioning.
Having a Kevin Bahl or an Adam Klapka is nice to bring a little intimidation, but teeny tiny Ryan Lomberg coming at me would scare me just as much as those two, and he seemed mighty effective on the fire check last season to boot.
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Yeah it comes down to play style more then anything. Bennett for example isn't small but he's also far from being the biggest guy.
Rossi is stocky and doesn't shy away.
Just as an example, go to moneypuck and look at scoring heat maps for Rossi. You can compare it to a guy like Cozens.
Almost all of Rossi's goals are inside the slot. Cozens has some, but has a bunch outside.
He's not perfect, but you can't let perfect be the enemy of good. He's the available option and has high upside.
I would love an entire team of 6'4 240lb mutants that skate fast with high skill. It's not realistic.