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<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>1- Being able to do stuff in NCAA hockey and being able to do that same stuff in the NHL are two vastly different things, man. Being great in college and being a great prospect are also not necessarily the same thing. I really don't think some folks are comprehending what would be asked of a 160 lb Dman, which right now is what he is. He's super small, guys. Do you really think he has some glorious top 4 future ahead? I mean, I suppose it's possible, but let's be realistic here. We'd be here into next week if we started listing all the great college players who were either too small or too slow to translate their skills to the top level. And then on top of that, there's all the guys who made the NHL, but were never much more than honest effort journeymen. If you think he's an A prospect, cool. I won't argue with you. I think it's very clear that he is not, and I have not seen any prospect pundit rating him as an A. I'm not saying he's bad or even that he cannot play in the NHL or that he'll be a big bust or anything like that. I'm saying you might need to temper these expectations a little. Or you can dunk on me by listing all those 5-9 160 pound top 3 NHL Dmen I'm forgetting about.
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I think you're looking at old numbers on his size, from his draft year. On his current team site with Michigan he's ranked 5'10", 178 lbs. That's also what Team USA has him at. He's just not <em>that</em> small. He's the size of Torey Krug or Jared Spurgeon. If he can continue to put on muscle without neutering his speed, he'll end up Brian Rafalski-sized. He also could easily end up playing forward instead of defense in the NHL, where his comparatively small stature is even less problematic.