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Originally Posted by Burning Beard
Half way through the season they brought up Tofolli and Pearson and played them on the 2nd line ...
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Toffoli and Pearson were both over 6' and 200 pounds. That's where we run into problems. Sutter loves the beef and playing the heavy cycle oriented game up front. Smallest guy from the Kings that year that played regularly was Mike Richards.
Kopitar - 6'3, 225
Carter - 6'3, 219
Williams - 6'1, 184
Richards - 5'11, 199
King - 6'4, 232
Toffoli - 6', 203
Brown - 6', 205
Stoll - 6'1, 216
Gaborik - 6'1, 200
Lewis - 6'1, 201
Nolan - 6'3, 235
Clifford - 6'2, 217
Pearson - 6'1, 201
Frattin - 6', 205
Carcillo - 6', 205
Frasier, 6'1, 191
Linden Vey (5'8, 194) did play 18 games for the Kings that year, but was not in the Kings' plans, being sent packing to the Canucks in the off season. Sutter likes his players big. Are we going to expect the team to add more small players, or try and get beefier? If you want to look at historical trends, we have to consider this as well.