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Originally Posted by New Era
Who was the smallest player Sutter had on his teams? I'll save you the time.
Calgary Flames 2003-04 - Andrew Ference 5'11, 182
Calgary Flames 2005-06 - Daymond Lankow, 5'10 181
Calgary Flames 2006-07 - Daymond Lankow, 5'10 181
Los Angeles Kings 2011-12 - Scott Parse, 5'11 189
Los Angeles Kings 2012-13 - Mike Richards, 5'11 196
Los Angeles Kings 2013-14 - Mike Richards, 5'11 196
Los Angeles Kings 2014-15 - David Van der Guilk, 5'10 173
Los Angeles Kings 2015-16 - Kris Versteeg, 5'11, 176
Los Angeles Kings 2016-17 - Tyler Tyfolli 6,0 198
This is the smallest team that Sutter has ever coached. It's going to get bigger.
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Again, that says nothing about the average of the team. For example, not only did the 2005 Flames have Langkow, they also had Ference, Ritchie, Lombardi, Kobasew, etc, all of whom are under the average NHL size. And the D wasn't exactly monstrous - Phaneuf Reg and Hulse were big but the rest are all under 6'1". What they were, though was aggressive - they had Warrener, Marchment, Ference were not shy D.
Also, seeing as how Sutter is only the coach and not GM, you've left out a couple teams. And, accordingly, guys like Denis Savard, Christian Ruutu, Tony Granato, etc.