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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think people are blowing the fitness issue out of proportion. He's 26 and a pro athlete. He has never looked fatigued in a game. And his game is quickness and agility, so getting any larger is risky.
IMO, fitness becomes a much bigger issue in your 30s. Can you keep doing what you were able to do at 25? Being in the best shape possible is certainly going to help. Giordano is more fit at 36 or whatever he is than most 25 year olds, and that allows him to continue to perform at his best. But fitness doesn't raise your skill level, what it does is extend it, and allow you to maximize it.
Also, people assuming that Gaudreau's fitness is not where it needs to be is completely unfounded conjecture.
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It's not completely unfounded. There are lots of reports, both public and "insider", about this.
No one is asking that he be larger. Just fitter. And perhaps able top fight through the tight checking he now getting a little better.