Francis Bouillon proved size isn't everything with Canadiens

Francis Bouillon is only 5-foot-8 and was never drafted, but that didn’t stop him from playing 14 seasons as a defenceman in the NHL, which is remarkable when you look at how important size used to be.
Now, as a player-development coach with the Canadiens, Bouillon has to smile when he sees small defencemen like Victor Mete thriving in today’s fast-paced NHL, where speed and the ability to move the puck quickly have become more important than size alone.
“I had a chance to play