HabzSauce
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Honestly thought he was 5'10-5'11 but he's still not big by any means.
Nick is at least thick and extremely durable. I can live with 5'11 from him
F Ivan Demidov - SKA St. Petersburg, KHL (2024, 5th, MTL) Part 2
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Nick is at least thick and extremely durable. I can live with 5'11 from him
You assume Cooley is not durable? Just joking bud. Really wanted Cooley during his draft year,
Just found it weird when people call 5p11-6ft center small. It's the size of Sid, Suzuki, Point, etc. Anyway to each his own opinion.
HabzSauce
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Cooley is a stud I'm just picky with my top 6 centers. 6'2+ is my preference. I'm cool with a "small" guy if he's thick and/or a gamer in big moments.
Funny you mention point because to me he is small too. But he's a gamer so id love him.
There was constant chatter about Cooley's size in his draft year. He does play very low to the ice and looks small at times. He might actually be under 6'0. NHL clubs are known to routinely bump up heights - Cooley was measured at 5'10 1/2 at the draft combine and a large majority of 18 year olds are done growing.
But what's really striking about his build is that he is all arms and legs. I can't remember the exact figure but it was calculated that Cooley's reach from toes to fingers is equivalent to like a 6'2 or 6'3 player (something around there). The most underrated issue with small players is reach - unless you have Suzuki type IQ you will have a harder time reaching pucks. So Cooley has a big advantage there. And range of motion is really helpful on the attack of course too.
