![]() The post-season is a completely different animal. The impact of size is mitigated in the regular season, where the grind of an 82-game schedule combined with league-wide travel doesn’t allow for playoff-like intensity. While there is a place in the game for the smaller player, size still matters. Up front they were referred to as “speedy, skilled players,” while on the back, smaller players were, and to some extent still are, referred to as, “new-aged defencemen.” For a long stretch of time, fuelled mostly by rule changes and a gentler game, smaller players were all the rage. ![]() Several scouts I’ve talked to harken to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final and how both Tampa Bay and Montreal were big and heavy, especially on the back end. It’s ironic how size has made a resurgence when speaking about prospects.
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