Every time I say I think Oscar Moller will have a long, successful career, probably scoring 30 goals a few times, probably wearing an A for someone (hopefully the Kings), someone always reminds me that he’s too small and scrawny and can’t take the punishment. I think these unnamed (possibly made-up) naysayers are wrong. Moller knows how to receive a check, knows how to avoid a check, and knows how to deliver one, too (I won’t rehash my Moller pitch here). But I have to admit, after so many objections, I started second-guessing myself. And I think this was compounded by the fact that when Oscar was drafted, I’m almost positive he was listed as 6′, only to be shrunk to 5’11” last year, and now 5’10”. (This same thing happened to Justin Williams, who was 6’1″ when he was traded here, and now is somewhere around 5’11”, and Patrick O’Sullivan, who lost an inch during his tenure). So, I went to the NHL.com site, which has the brilliant feature of letting you (me) sort the entire league by height.
As long as he’s done shrinking, I’ll stick with my prediction. Meanwhile, look at these guys:
