Are Short Goalies Underrated?

[NVious]

Looking at the success of guys like Sarros and Wolf who are both around 5'10 at best (real height not fraudulent listing) and the amount of total dud goalies who are over 6'4 (while being atrocious), is height an overrated metric for goalies?

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[Czechboy]

Looking at the success of guys like Sarros and Wolf who are both around 5'10 at best (real height not fraudulent listing) and the amount of total dud goalies who are over 6'4 (while being atrocious), is height an overrated metric for goalies?

Saros is declining last 2 years. I agree he's amazing but he's not top of the league right now. Wolf is an amazing rookie who has yet to play a full season.

Do you have a 3rd, 4th and 5th example of a goalie under 6 feet doing well in the NHL in 2024/25? Because I can probably list several tall goalies that are doing very well.

Here are the top 5 by save percentage (happy to use a different stat)

They are all 6'4 or 6'5

 

[boredmale]

 

[Czechboy]

Bouch dancing on that blue line.. nice shot.. nicer save.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I wouldn’t sell them short, that’s for sure

 

[Community]

Put it this way.

If Saros or Wolf were 6'4", then they'd be even better. That doesn't mean that short goalies can't be elite, but it's a disadvantage when you naturally take up less of the net.

It's not the most important thing, but it definitely makes a difference.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

They should allow shorter goalies to use nets that are in proportion with their height. The size of the net should be in direct scale with the goalie. Imagine how much better the game would be if we could have a 4'11" goalie with a shinny net behind them.

 

[Romang67]

I wouldn’t sell them short, that’s for sure

It's a tall order.

 

[1989]

Historically the best goalies have been around 5'11" - 6'2" and by best I mean the generally acknowledged GOATs.
That being said, sample sizes are a thing.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Historically the best goalies have been around 5'11" - 6'2" and by best I mean the generally acknowledged GOATs.
That being said, sample sizes are a thing.

The game has changed a lot. There’s nobody really left under 6’2. You can count them all on one hand.