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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
The best teams in the league (Carolina, Tampa, Vegas, Toronto) continue to gamble on skill over size. To their benefit. And the Flames detriment.
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From current NHL rosters on NHL.com
Smallest players on Carolina. Seth Jarvis - 5'10, 175; Vincent Trochek - 5'10, 183. Skaters over 6'0 - 13. Under 5'10 - Zero. Players over 185 pounds - 19. Players under 180 pounds - 4. Players under 5'8 - Zero. Players under 170 pounds - Zero.
Smallest players on Tampa. Brayden Point - 5'10, 183; Nikita Kucherov - 5'11, 183. Skaters over 6'0 - 20. Under 5'10 - Zero. Players over 185 pounds - 20. Players under 180 pounds - Zero. Players under 5'8 - Zero. Players under 170 pounds - Zero.
Smallest players on Vegas. Jonathan Marchessault - 5'9, 184; Evengi Dadonov - 5'11, 185. Skaters over 6'0 - 23. Under 5'10 - One. Players over 185 pounds - 24. Players under 180 pounds - Zero. Players under 5'8 - Zero. Players under 170 pounds - Zero.
Smallest players on Toronto. Alex Kerfoot - 5'10, 181; Rasmus Sandin - 5'11, 178. Skaters over 6'0 - 19. Under 5'10 - Zero. Players over 185 pounds - 16. Players under 180 pounds - Three. Players under 5'8 - Zero. Players under 170 pounds - Zero.
Not sure I see any of these teams taking advantage of skill over size.