Forget the memes of "Hot Girl Summer" — it’s time for "Tall Guy Fall."
*No, we are not actually rooting for tall guys to fall.
Instead, as baseball season, dominated the past few weeks by the 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge’s chase of the American League home run record, turns to hockey season, we’re reminded that the tallest NHL player of all time, 6-9 Zdeno Chara retired this summer, leaving a lanky opening at the, ahem, top.
Here in Detroit, the Red Wings have featured Swedish forward Elmer Soderblom, who stands 6-8 without skates, in their first three preseason games to test his NHL potential.