Is Ivan Fedotov simply too big for the NHL (BBD Discussion)

[Satan]

I've covered the Big Boy Decade extensively. I am the #1 Matt Rempe Fan. It's early - real early - but is Ivan Fedotov too big to be an NHL goalie? He's probably close to 7' tall with skates on. The early returns on his NHL career have been awful. It took 6'7 goalie Ben Bishop a couple years to find his footing in the big league- so maybe Ivan needs to grow into his skates.

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[izzy]

Thank you,

maybe

 

[Zine]

Apart from 1 outlier year, he’s been a painfully average KHL goalie his entire career.
I reckon talent (or a lack thereof) and not size is why he struggles at NHL level.

 

[psycat]

Just not very good, if anything size may be the only reason he even got a shot.

 

[Oddbob]

Just not very good, if anything size may be the only reason he even got a shot.

This, but with a lot of goalies.

 

[Leafshater67]

He’s just not that good.

 

[D Wakaluk]

Watched (the?) two games he played this year. Could not track the puck at all

 

[TheDoldrums]

Same height as the Hildebeast who had a really good season for the Marlies last year

 

[Bones Malone]

I've covered the Big Boy Decade extensively. I am the #1 Matt Rempe Fan. It's early - real early - but is Ivan Fedotov too big to be an NHL goalie? He's probably close to 7' tall with skates on. The early returns on his NHL career have been awful. It took 6'7 goalie Ben Bishop a couple years to find his footing in the big league- so maybe Ivan needs to grow into his skates.

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Hope you covered the BBD better than you did your fantasy hockey dues, you deadbeat.

 

[GaboriklessWild]

Compared to Sorokin, who played for the same KHL team, Fedotov's KHL stats were pretty bad.

 

[Mr. Met]

Compared to Sorokin, who played for the same KHL team, Fedotov's KHL stats were pretty bad.
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Sorokin is noted at 1.91m

Fedotov is 2.02m

You're comparing apples to oranges in this Big Boy Discussion (BBD)