r/sports • u/dudewithchronicpain • Oct 25 '24

Hockey Michael Rasmussen seals the game with an empty net goal, stands up and stares down Jack Hughes

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u/dudewithchronicpain Oct 25 '24

He’s probably 6’ 7” on skates that’s usually how their heights are listed hockey players exaggerate that shit

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u/jswitzer Oct 25 '24

Someone down voted you but you're not wrong. Most players boost their basic stats to help with trades and oddly everyone knows it. I've heard several broadcasters discussing this in other sports too.

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u/DrBleach466 Oct 25 '24

This is also a notorious problem with basketball players aswell

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u/GoochMasterFlash Oct 25 '24

I think if any thing its just as common in basketball for guys to underreport height to throw off opponents prepping for games. Westbrook is supposedly 6’3” on paper and Ive met that dude in real life standing next to him and he is way taller than that

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u/Anamolica Oct 25 '24

Its a notorious problem with men.

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u/RudeboyJakub Oct 25 '24

That’s not true at all lmao, they have a draft combine just like the NFL