Who is the best Short player after Kane in the next 5 years?

[ichabod13]

Rocco Grimaldi is actually short.

hes my pick.

the name alone says he should be a mafia enforcer or hit man......but his size says different. plus being from california doesnt help.

he played at the university of north dakota ( GO SIOUX GO!!! ) so i have to pick him.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Seconded. Desharnais will only get better from here.

Thirded. Short in stature but a true Gomez in the making

 

[Coach Parker]

Brad Marchand. Pretty easy when you think about short players. Kucherov, Marchand and Johnny Hockey all should top the lists.

 

[CanuckGame39]

Troy Stecher

 

[Gurilla]

Johnny Goodboy

 

[Hawksfan2828]

Alex DeBrincat.

 

[Hennessy]

When I think of short by NHL standards, I think under 5'10.

 

[zar]

I don't consider 5'11" short, even by NHL standards.

To me shorter NHL guys are under 5'10" and the answer to your question would be Johnny Gaudreau, Cam Atkinson &/or Clayton Keller.

 

[ffh]

tyler myers

 

[Willy Styles]

The thing about the rest of the small players is their really just Offesnive Dyanmos (apart from Marchand), for that Reason i choose Marner.

He's an offensive dynamo, but also plays amazing defensive game, blocks shots, and never ever shy's away from contact. It's really amazing how he went from, will he make the NHL... to will he make the All-Star team.

 

[Chandrashekhar Limit]

tyler myers

Gold

 

[Jeti]

Brad Marchand. Pretty easy when you think about short players. Kucherov, Marchand and Johnny Hockey all should top the lists.

Marchand is build like a tank. Not small at all. Height gets overrated when weight is a much bigger factor. Though I realize the thread title says short, I still think Marchand is out of place here.

 

[rhinoshawarma]

marchessault is a good one, but yeah all those mentioned above

 

[Sombastate]

Johnny Hockey, Kucherov, Johnson and maybe Koneckny

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I feel like a lot of the legends have been around the 5'11-6'0 range, so how about people stop calling these players short and making it sound like it affects their ability to play the game in any way or form, because it ****ing does not.

 

[randomrob7]

There are a lot of 5'11 players.

 

[1989]

Out of skates, Gaudreau is 5'7"-5'8", maximum.
You don't get to the NHL at his size without outstanding talent in several categories (hands, IQ, edge skating.)

Needless to say, Nugent-Hopkins has my vote.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Lmao, do you guys know what short means? Why are people listing guys like Kucherov and RNH who are no shorter than Giroux, Crosby and Tavares, Sakic, Yzerman, Alfredsson, GRETZKY, etc... 5'11 isn't short. It's probably right near the average.

Are people getting skinny mixed with short?

The only answer for this thread is Gaudreau cause he's actually short and he's a superstar.

Patrick Kane himself really isn't short anyway. Short would be Gionta, St. Louis, Cammalleri, Marchand

 

[Kryten]

2nd vote for Stecher

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Can Air Bud skate?

 

[Seanaconda]

Out of skates, Gaudreau is 5'7"-5'8", maximum.
You don't get to the NHL at his size without outstanding talent in several categories (hands, IQ, edge skating.)

Needless to say, Nugent-Hopkins has my vote.

Hopkins isn't short tho he's 6 foot. Pretty average for a hockey player

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Marchand
Johnny G
Atkinson

 

[Bounces R Way]

PaulStar Byron

 

[kunekune]

Lmao, do you guys know what short means? Why are people listing guys like Kucherov and RNH who are no shorter than Giroux, Crosby and Tavares, Sakic, Yzerman, Alfredsson, GRETZKY, etc... 5'11 isn't short. It's probably right near the average.

Are people getting skinny mixed with short?

5'11 is average for European male but it's not the average in NHL.

 

[caymanmew]

Honestly surprised there is not more Crosby. I think he will still be a top player for the next 5 years.