... Malakhov was made of glass while Bouillon was a brick wall... Back in the 90's it was a bit more of an issue imo, nowadays, not so much... Caufield is small but he doesn't look "frail" by any means... The way he plays i just don't see any problems related to his size, he's fast, nimble, aware...
Player Discussion Cole Caufield - Part 12
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after 2 years of watching every NCAA game he's played, I am impressed with how he doesn't get smoked, keeps his head up unlike Poehling who needs to keep his head up more to avoid those kind of hits.
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Caufield is so smart.. and sneaky thats why he isnt hit that much.. its a great talent he has.. cant wait to see if he can bring his game to another level next season. I sure hope so.
if he someone could become a bit thicker without losing speed would be awesome.
if he someone could become a bit thicker without losing speed would be awesome.
Why? How would that benefit him? He doesn't have the size to ever be effective physically, and his game will never to be to grind and win board battles with strength.
Yeah, imagine if he was big and durable, like Josh Anderson.
I'm hoping Caufield is the type of player who's so good that you can put a Tom Wilson type on his line to protect him and not worry about a dip in production. He has that potential.
Agreed......................read my quote again....
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I know, I don’t get these takes. I actually prefer he doesn’t focus on this part of his game, picking pockets, fishing loose pucks and getting open for a scoring chance in the event others win the battle is what I want him doing. Not engaging in the board battles.
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Most of the glass was between Malakhov’s ears. In my more than 60 years watching the Canadiens, Malakhov was, in my opinion, one of the top 5 most physically talented players ever to play for the team.
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I'm pretty happy to have Hoffman and Toffoli in the same team of Caufield. He can take note of two pretty good player who have been good top 6 player in their career so far. (Caufield have more upside, but Hoffman and Toffoli are pretty good sniper).
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the average nhl forward is 6’1 199lbs. This includes grinders and physical heavier guys. If you use the formula of 5lbs per inch of height the adjusted weight for his height of 5’7 is 174lbs. I doubt you ever see him heavier than that. He said he’s getting close to 170. He’s probably within 5lbs of his weight that he will play at during his peak years.
He seems fine in that regard already, and I'm not sure you need to gain weight to improve that anyway.
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Frankie Bou was 5'8 and weighted 200 at his peek.
If he can go up to 180-185 without losing speed, he will be over 175.
MSL was 185 at his peek, measuring 5'8.
The whole 5 pound per inch is just a yardstick.
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He was making a joke. Anderson is big, but seems to get hurt quite easily and often, hence not durable. Might be related to how he plays the game though. He hit the net real hard in the playoffs.
I just don't see a correlation between size and durability. Like you said play style is a much bigger factor.
...after this Season, we'll be calling him Calder Caufield...
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