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It's not that simple though.
You have small players such as Andrew Cogliano who is one of the most durable players in the NHL. Henrik Sedin also is not very big and has been able to avoid injuries fairly well. Brad Boyes had a span of time where he played 513 consecutive games. The Kinesiology lesson you gave is correct sure, but there are a lot of other variables you aren't accounting for.
Are you seriously saying that because Draisatl is larger that you won't have to worry about injuries?
1986 -- RW - Kim Issel (Edmonton Oilers, 21st overall)
NHL totals: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS
1990 -- F - Scott Allison (Edmonton Oilers, 17th overall)
NHL totals: Did not play
1995 -- LW - Steve Kelly (Edmonton Oilers, 6th overall)
NHL totals: 149 GP, 9 G, 12 A, 21 PTS
2014 -- C - Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers, 3rd overall)*
NHL totals: Has not played
Lets get this party started: Bennett > Draisaitl
It's not that simple though.
You have small players such as Andrew Cogliano who is one of the most durable players in the NHL. Henrik Sedin also is not very big and has been able to avoid injuries fairly well. Brad Boyes had a span of time where he played 513 consecutive games. The Kinesiology lesson you gave is correct sure, but there are a lot of other variables you aren't accounting for.
Are you seriously saying that because Draisatl is larger that you won't have to worry about injuries?
Lets get this party started: Bennett > Draisaitl
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It's logical to say that a larger, more muscled person is less likely to sustain injury than a smaller person in a contact sport.
I really wanted to listen to the Don Cherry rant and found it here:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/hockey-central-at-noon/
It's really weird because it is hilarious, embarrassing and sad at the same time.
I stopped listening to Don Cherry for years, his Bigotry is a stain in what it means to be Canadian, and ironic because he is lauded for his defense and praise of Canadian teams and players.
With the NHL, you should be critiqued as a hockey player, not from what country you were born.
I really wanted to listen to the Don Cherry rant and found it here:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/hockey-central-at-noon/
It's really weird because it is hilarious, embarrassing and sad at the same time.
I've thought about this for years and I seriously wonder if this has any truth to it at all in hockey.
Do we really see smaller players get hurt more often?
Draisaitl an Oiler from the Prince Albert Daily Herald
http://www.paherald.sk.ca/Sports/Hockey/2014-06-27/article-3779929/Draisaitl-an-Oiler/1
There is a list of notable NHL players that were drafted from the PA Raiders, bottom of article if your interested.
I'm gonna guess by 2045, the Oilers will draft a PA raider 1st overall, considering the trend.
Edit: Anyways really pumped to have Draisaitl, I will definitely be getting his Jersey to go along my Ryan Nugent Hopkins! Centers for the Wins!
Is it a rant about picking Draisaitl? Just wondering what time about it's at, their player is giving me a headache.
if he hits sam bennett in his face in his first BOA against him i will buy a jersey with his name on it
Understood. But do we actually see that?Well, to inflict the same proportional damage, more force needs to be applied to the larger object. Plus, being smaller makes you more likely to be launched into the boards, receive a head shot (head is closer to shoulders/elbows), get a puck/stick in the face, etc.
Understood. But do we actually see that?
From what I can tell, both big and small players deal with shoulder/knee injuries, pucks traveling at high speeds, concussions, freak incidents.
It doesn't seem to split by a big/small line.
if he does this to Bennett, would you still buy it?
Understood. But do we actually see that?
From what I can tell, both big and small players deal with shoulder/knee injuries, pucks traveling at high speeds, concussions, freak incidents.
It doesn't seem to split by a big/small line.
In terms of Bennett, I'd be more worried about his weight/frame moreso than his height.
I look at shoulder injuries like Hemsky has had and if hewere built more solid like a guy like Iggy or someone like that, I don't think they have the same issues.
Entirely possible, and even likely. That doesn't change the fact that Draisaitl was still the better fit for us.
Just think, if we'd taken Bennett, how many trade proposals do you think we'd have seen trading him off for a "big forward" who wasn't nearly as good as Draisatl after our first loss?
Same people saying Bennett> Draisatl were probably saying Huberdeau and Couturier > Landeskog because of rankings.