Yea a player needs size, speed, and skill to succedd.
We've had too many Burrows/Higgins/Hansen/Santorelli/Richardson/Raymond/Sammuellson/Roy players that had one or two of these things but not all 3.
Moving forward we should make it a standard to have size as the first requirement along with speed and skill.
I wouldn't be pumping Ritchie's tires if his speed and skill set weren't as electrifying as Ehlers or Kapanen albet in a 230lb body.
I like how you guys can argue Ritchie is carried by his size in Junioir, what if his under developed body and fitness are keeping him from being even faster or more skilled with his turning?
What if with another 3years of NHL fitness experts instead of Juniour ones, he becomes even better than what was projected,
It's up to the player to become what they want. Ritchie has all the tools to be a Neely or a Lucic or especially the fact he could be even better.
That's why we take the risk over a safe Kapanen that will become a 60 point 25 goal scorer.