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Habsy said:
Just because it hasn't been done recently doesn't make it impossible.
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It hasn't been done been recently because the game is now dominated by players who are talented and big, not talented and small. I'm not sure if your kids play, or played, competitive sports, but you see it in almost every sport today - the top kids are big, and they are bigger than the kids who are not as successful. This is the reality of most sports today. If people want to live in denial, they are free to. I don't.
 
Krustchev said:
And their D was enormous. Thx.
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You didnt say anything about d. You said you cant make it with 4 small top 6 forwards

You keep changing the goalposts.

Chicago was a small team overall but toews and hossa and sharp had size so they had top 6 size so it didn't count.
 
BKerr said:
You didnt say anything about d. You said you cant make it with 4 small top 6 forwards

You keep changing the goalposts.

Chicago was a small team overall but toews and hossa and sharp had size so they had top 6 size so it didn't count.
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If anything, Tampa is the exception that proves the rule. The bigger skilled team will beat the smaller skilled team most of the time, in almost every sport - top athletes today tend to be big and skilled, IN ALL SPORTS. Not sure why you want to deny this. Are you an advocate for the vertically challenged? Do you do pro bono work for them? BTW, I'm fine with drafting Clayton Keller 9th overall as he appears to be an exceptional talent but you can't have a top 6 full of players under 6'0" and expect to be a serious Cup contender on a consistent basis.
 
Tampa competes consistentlu wotn the small forwarss.

Chicago competes consistently with the small d and kane, teuvo and now still looked strong woth panarim added. That series could have gone either way.

If you get enough talent... youll compete.

Montreal right now needs skill. They dont have near enough. You cant turn your nose up at pure skill from a 4th rounder on an elc
 
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2015-16 teams by average height/weight

http://mirtle.blogspot.ca/2015/10/2015-16-nhl-teams-by-height-weight-and.html

Montreal... 18th in weight, 28th in height,

Our final four

Pittsburgh 26th in weight 24th in heigh
Tampa... 20th in weight 13th in height
San Jose... 13th in weight... 13th in height
St. Louis 9th... 9th.


The difference between 1st and 30th in average height? Less than 2 inches.

15 pounds from 1st to 30th...... Montreal was only 8 pounds off of first.
 
BKerr said:
Tampa made the finals last year.
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Other than TJ the rest aren't arent Reway and DD midgets . They are highly skilled but they compete and capitalize on their chances. We play soft regardless of our size. 11 is the only ballsy player who competes like hell and that's what you need in the playoffs .

I don't see this Reway sticking around , I do gave high hopes for Arturri who will be on our top 6 at some point .
 
GEEMAN said:
Other than TJ the rest aren't arent Reway and DD midgets . They are highly skilled but they compete and capitalize on their chances. We play soft regardless of our size. 11 is the only ballsy player who competes like hell and that's what you need in the playoffs .

I don't see this Reway sticking around , I do gave high hopes for Arturri who will be on our top 6 at some point .
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So its not about size then... its about talent and compete. Ok great. Lets get guys with talent and compete and quit talking about size
 
BKerr said:
So its not about size then... its about talent and compete. Ok great. Lets get guys with talent and compete and quit talking about size
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You can't have a team full of midgets . . . maybe you in your mind we can but in realityland you can't.
 
You can again ignore the fact that the difference between the tallest and shortest teams in the league is a whole 2 inches (and we arent the shortest team even)

But sure there is this huge disparity between midgets and giants in the nhl.

Its laughably overblown

You act like one team is averaging 5'8 and the other is all 6'6 behemoths.
 
BKerr said:
who is canadienfan? Does everyone in a fan base share the same opinions?

Shut down the message board... i already know what Worm, Habsy and Krusty are gonna say... they are all canadienfan and have the exact same opinion on everything.
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well krusty and I are pretty predictable
 
Team averages are a dubious means of buttressing your argument. You can have guys like John Scott on your roster who bring your average up but who never play or have any impact on winning and losing games. You need to have size in places that matter, not just guys who sit on the bench. If your team is giving more important minutes to a DD than a Galchenyuk then it scarcely matters that the average size of your team isn't overly small. If your smallest players are taking too big a role then you aren't going to win unless they are so exceptionally talented that their size doesn't matter (like Patrick Kane or Marty St. Louis, for example) But the small players on the Habs aren't especially talented so their lack of size becomes a detriment in a way that it doesn't on other teams where the smaller players make up for their physical shortcomings with lots of offence.
 
Of course but john scott isnt included in the habs average seeing as that is opening night roster

As for habs not having enough talent... thats a red herring argument since ive been saying tbe issue is talent not height.
 
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BKerr said:
You can again ignore the fact that the difference between the tallest and shortest teams in the league is a whole 2 inches (and we arent the shortest team even)

But sure there is this huge disparity between midgets and giants in the nhl.

Its laughably overblown

You act like one team is averaging 5'8 and the other is all 6'6 behemoths.
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No offense but did you ever play competitive sports? 2 inches is actually a lot.
 
BKerr said:
Yes i did and no it really isnt.

You also have to consider weight, where havs are a mid pack team.
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I'll have to respectfully disagree with you on that one. I'm 6'0'' and have played tennis competitively for a long time, and when I play guys who are 6'2'' or 6'3" I definitely feel at a big disadvantage.
 
If you look at the final four (this year and previously) its not a big advantage though.

The teams that contend for the cup come from all areas on that list. Big teams, small teams, mid pack teams... they all make the conf final, cup final and even win at more or less an equivalent rate.
 
Krustchev said:
I'll have to respectfully disagree with you on that one. I'm 6'0'' and have played tennis competitively for a long time, and when I play guys who are 6'2'' or 6'3" I definitely feel at a big disadvantage.
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Youve also increased the disparity to 3 inches... when in the nhl 2 inches is the difference between #1 and #30.

1 vs 30 is a rare occurence... so most games are gonna be even less size disparity... maybe an inch
 
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