People complain about ben kindels size, but there's been alot of players his size or below that have been great players.

For reference ben kindel is 5.10 at around 175 lbs at 18 years old 'he's going to gain more weight as he ages and gets stronger'. Here's some guys that are great players who are his size or below.

Cole caufield: 5.8 at 175 lbs.

Nick suzuki: 5.11 at 200 lbs.

Brad marchand: 5.9 at 180 lbs.

Alex debrincat: 5.8 at 180 lbs.

Sidney crosby: 5.11 at 200 lbs.

Jake guentzel: 5.11 at 180 lbs.

Bryan rust: 5.11 at 200 lbs.

Seth jarvis: 5.10 at 185 lbs.

There's plenty more guys that were around ben's height and supposed weight 'again he's 18 and not in an NHL nutrition program yet' and have been dominant players. Size isn't what is going to hold ben back at all in the modern NHH and with power forwards surrounding him and a tougher team in place once he's here, i doubt anyone will be screwing with him on the ice.