Koonta
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Yeah well I'm 7 feet tall and Zdeno Chara is at least 5 inches shorter than me
I may or may not be telling the truth
Speculation: Will Burmistrov return to the Jets??
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Yeah well I'm 7 feet tall and Zdeno Chara is at least 5 inches shorter than me
I may or may not be telling the truth
Sweech
Oh When the Spurs
I think you should get yourself measured again because I'm 6'2" and have met NHLers face to face and not noticed anything. Not to mention the NHL combine measures players (while not on skates) and Kane did NOT measure in as shorter than 6', so you've got something screwed up.
The only time I believe those discrepancies is with short guys, sometimes listed at 5'11" but are actually more like 5'9" for example.
almostawake
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In this instance it appears as though the entire Russian team was actually measured (height and weight) before the tournament. A lot of their NHL players are significantly below their "NHL" size.
Holden Caulfield
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Yeah not at all true. Yes heights are exaggerated at times but not even close to this extreme.
StronGeer
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DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
Trouba is listed as 6'2 on his scouting page. He's listed as 6'4 = one example.
Sweech
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DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
Go to the NHL roster page.
Edit: NVM, I read somewhere else he's 6'4. Sorry guys. But height is a weird thing these days... EKane could be 5'11 1/2, but I can assure you they do it based off height with skates. Its how tall they are when they do play.
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Holden Caulfield
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No THEY DON'T. Nobody I mean NOBODY measures height with skates on. Ever. At all.
A random listing on a team page might be 1-3 inches on the high side, but it has nothing at all to do with skates. It's just added to make the player look good.
Hammer Slammer
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I was picturing all our players lined up in full gear taking height and weight measurements and had a giggle.
But anyway - back to the topic. I too hope Maurice or other Jets management was able to talk to Burmi.
But anyway - back to the topic. I too hope Maurice or other Jets management was able to talk to Burmi.
cheswick
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I think it's common knowledge that a number of hockey players have exagerated height numbers.
I have a cousin who constantly maintains that he's 6'1 despite the fact that he's a few inches shorter than I am and I routinely measure at 6'1 and a bit. I think a lot of guys exagerate their height to make that 6' threshold. I think it's more likely somone who's 5'10" is listed at 6' then someone who's 6'4 is listed as 6'6
I have a cousin who constantly maintains that he's 6'1 despite the fact that he's a few inches shorter than I am and I routinely measure at 6'1 and a bit. I think a lot of guys exagerate their height to make that 6' threshold. I think it's more likely somone who's 5'10" is listed at 6' then someone who's 6'4 is listed as 6'6
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Sweech
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So, are there any reporters or journalists in the Winnipeg media that are actually going to try to follow up on the Burmistrov story to get a sense of whether the Jets might sign him? Or are we going to just have to live through a bunch more articles with Lawless pontificating on what he thinks should happen?
truck
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If he signs, I suspect the news will come from Russia or somebody out of market. If it is broken locally, Gary is the guy that gets everything.
garret9
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Burmistrov probably likes us...
Not sure if TN does though. We do have Arby after all.
Holden Caulfield
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Arthur Fonzarelli
"aaaaay"
Perhaps the closest anyone from the Jets has gotten to Burmi in a year....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKLSO-P-V3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKLSO-P-V3k
Great, we have to rely on an "insider" who often has a rocky relationship with key members of the organization due to his meandering pontifications about what the Jets should do.... "is there a question there, Gary?"
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