In praise of short hockey people
I am getting a little tired of people attacking David Deharnais because he is vertically challenged. Should I remind people how many great athletes have been short. Anyone heard of Diego Maradona? What about this year's MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco. Fine you say these are not hockey players. Well Martin St Louis was real short. In the past there was Lou Angotti and Bobby Sheehan who were as tall as DD. Denis Savard was not that tall and that was one of the main reasons the habs took Doug Wickenheiser instead as their first pick in the NHL draft. Slightly taller than DD are the likes of Patrick Kane, Johnny Gaudreau, Brendan Gallagher, Brad Marchand and even Sid the kid. I think DD is having a real good year and has been probably the most consistent hab forward. I was dismayed when I heard the same negative ranting recently against DD on morning radio. He is not a number one center, the team would be much better if Galchenyuk played all the time blah blah blah. Are these pe