‘You say Benson is too small at 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, and I remind you that’s what the entire NHL thought when Alex DeBrincat fell to the 39th pick in 2016 in Buffalo. The thinking goes the only reason DeBrincat looked so good in junior was because he played in Erie with Connor McDavid. Pretty invalid. And remember how Cole Caufield fell to Montreal at No. 15 three years ago in Vancouver? He would look awfully good on a lot of rosters right now.’
Mike Harrington: Don't worry about size. Be happy about the talent level of Sabres' draft choices
Source: Buffalo News