An undersized forward with great offensive output being ranked higher than most public services by Canucks Army is shocking!
Jokes aside – Morand is another player who is just a few inches too small and thus might get overlooked despite tearing up the QMJHL this year. Players like Morand are getting a little more validation in recent years with success stories such as Tyler Johnson, Jake Guentzel, Viktor Arvidsson, Brad Marchand and Johnny Gaudreau. Those players are the same height as Morand, with Johnson being an inch shorter, and are just a few of the successful players.
Obviously there are countless players who didn’t make it because of their smaller stature, but now teams aren’t so quick to overlook a player just because they may give an inch or two away to their opponent.