Rumor: Canucks going after Rossi?

[Izzy Goodenough]

Brayden Point.

Nope listed as 5'11":

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[Sergei Shirokov]

Nope listed as 5'11":

Brayden Point Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Brayden Point, a hockey player from Calgary, ALTA born Mar 13 1996 who was active from 2011 to 2025.

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Thats very generous

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Thats very generous

So is Rossi being 5'9"

 

[DigitalBoldy]

So is Rossi being 5'9"

Jesse Pierce (Wild reporter) pretty much corroborated that Rossi is shorter than 5’9” recently on Judd’s Hockey Show.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Jesse Pierce (Wild reporter) pretty much corroborated that Rossi is shorter than 5’9” recently on Judd’s Hockey Show.

Word of warning: The resident apologists and revisionist will bend light in order to counter this.

 

[Siludin]

I like Rossi on the Canucks. Hope they work it out,

 

[Canuck Luck]

Jesse Pierce (Wild reporter) pretty much corroborated that Rossi is shorter than 5’9” recently on Judd’s Hockey Show.

Hockey heights are like basketball player heights, it’s with skates/shoes on. They just don’t admit that publicly. Well the nba did a couple years ago

Rossi is 5’9 with skates on is the probable answer

 

[MK9]

Yeah they did the same thing with PM Bouchard and Granlund. I met both and no way either one was as tall as their stat sheet listed.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He will go for way less than he should because Guerin is an idiot and I'll be mad because it won't be to Chicago.

Love Rossi.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

I am not sure you are following the many transactions during the Rutherford regime but after overpaying for the "Tiny but Perfect" Marco Rossi, Rutherford will then need to sign him at a rumoured 7MX7.

This is definitely a Canucks-type move.

Guerin's opus.

 

[KaprizovSaveUs]

We're discussing where to go out for beers. Deal almost done.

Alright just text me when it’s done so I can meetup for beers

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Please provide a complete list of CENTRES that are 5'9" or below that have thrived in the NHL playoffs in the past 10 years.

I am waiting.

Still waiting.

I can only find 2: Gourde and Johnson playing on the same team.

And these 2 were surrounded by HHOF players, playing up the lineup.

If they really want to win the Cup, maybe the Canucks should acquire some HHOF players before acquiring 5'9" centres...

What's the population of 5'9" centers over the past 10 years?

 

[AKL]

Please provide a complete list of CENTRES that are 5'9" or below that have thrived in the NHL playoffs in the past 10 years.

I am waiting.

Still waiting.

I can only find 2: Gourde and Johnson playing on the same team.

And these 2 were surrounded by HHOF players, playing up the lineup.

If they really want to win the Cup, maybe the Canucks should acquire some HHOF players before acquiring 5'9" centres...

What would this have to do with Rossi?

Surely you wouldn't be implying that just because something hasn't been done yet, it can't ever happen, right?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I am not sure you are following the many transactions during the Rutherford regime but after overpaying for the "Tiny but Perfect" Marco Rossi, Rutherford will then need to sign him at a rumoured 7MX7.

This is definitely a Canucks-type move.

Guerin's opus.

7x7 is a steal for a sixty point #2C that plays a dirty game.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

What's the population of 5'9" centers over the past 10 years?

You mean 5'6"?

 

[bossram]

Jesse Pierce (Wild reporter) pretty much corroborated that Rossi is shorter than 5’9” recently on Judd’s Hockey Show.

Every NHL player is shorter than their listed height.

Subtract 1-2 inches for everyone.

 

[Canovin]

Nucks gotta replace Sven Baertschi somehow

 

[Spurgeon]

Every NHL player is shorter than their listed height.

Subtract 1-2 inches for everyone.

It’s like Tinder

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

You mean 5'6"?

I don't know. What did the combine numbers say? I'm guessing height and weight were involved. Though maybe there wasn't one with Covid.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Whoever gets Rossi is getting a steal. Idc how tall he is. He's a proven player

 

[AKL]

Whoever gets Rossi is getting a steal. Idc how tall he is. He's a proven player

Crazy thing is he's been 5'9 for pretty much his entire career, you'd think people would stop using that excuse at this point and point to something in his game as a reason he won't be any good, but they haven't.

 

[not quite yoda]

Why did Rossi only average 11 minutes a game in the playoffs?

 

[Circulartheory]

Why did Rossi only average 11 minutes a game in the playoffs?

Wild don't have trust in him. They tend to give me a shorter leash than his teammates (fair or unfair, its a fact).

It was his first playoffs so he showed a bit off that inexperience and Ryan Hartman really turned up. REALLY heated up.

So that shifted him down to the bottom 2 lines and he elevated Trenin/Brazeau's game so Hynes didn't want to change that. Not the best reason though, as our 3rd line of Gaudrea/Nyquist weren't doing anything. Rossi should have been playing 3rd line minutes.

IMO he's very much like Mikael Granlund, who was another young productive centerman we traded to avoid giving them their big pay day. He's going to be a good 2C, smart both ends of the ice, playmaker, plays bigger than he is. But his size will keep him from being a true 1C. Granlund is still a very useful and valuable player.

 

[HockeyVirus]

What are the Canucks even doing? Are they trying to build the softest forward group in the league? Pettersson is already butter soft, now they want Rossi. Signing Marner next?

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

7x7 is a steal for a sixty point #2C that plays a dirty game.

He's 23 and put up an absolutely insane final season in junior. He's only been improving every season. 7x7 is good value for a 23-30 year old center. It's his entire prime.