Moskau said:
We will see how good Parise is defensively when he gets to the NHL.
Quite frankly when you're undersized, scoring is all that may matter.
Selke winners:
1987 Dave Poulin
1988 Guy Carbonneau
1989 Guy Carbonneau
1990 Rick Meagher
1991 Dirk Graham
1992 Guy Carbonneau
1993 Doug Gilmour
1994 Sergei Fedorov
1995 Ron Francis
1996 Sergei Fedorov
1997 Mike Peca
1998 Jere Lehtinen
1999 Jere Lehtinen
2000 Steve Yzerman
2001 John Madden
2002 Mike Peca
2003 Jere Lehtinen
In bold are the three winners listed at over 6 feet 0. I repeat, the three winners. And for every Bobby Holik who didn't make it, we can find a Draper. You're completely wrong.
You're still a hockey player no matter how big, and all that matters for a player of any size is to make a contribution worthy enough to stick to the team.
Tie Domi is small, and an enforcer.
Peca is small, and a defensive force who used to be a great leadership presence and provides grit.
Barnaby is a puke, so is Avery. They are certainly not there for their offense.
Stephane Robidas has produced less than 50 points in over 250 NHL games and at 5 foot 11, finds a job in this league despite very limited talent. He's a 5 foot 11 D solid in his zone.
Mike Ricci, Maltby, Curtis Brown, all 6 foot sharp. One inch over Parise... woohoo!
The sum of your attributes make the player you are. Not one attribute in particular. And offense is far from the only role a 5 foot 11 player like Parise (or a smaller player for that matter) can play.