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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
You need both. Take the Tampa Bay Lightning, they had a good mix. Average forward height in the NHL is 6'1. They won the Stanley Cup twice. The 20/21 roster broke down like this in the playoffs by points scored
Kucherov - 5'11
Point - 5'11
Stamkos -6'0
Killorn - 6'1
Palat - 6'0
Cirelli - 6'0
Coleman -5'11
Gourde - 5'9
Johnson - 5'8
Colten - 6'0
Goodrow -6'2
Maroon -6'3
Joseph -6'1
When they wanted goals they put out the small guys. When the small guys needed a rest in the playoffs they put out the big guys. Everyone plays a part. If the big guys were not on that team, the small guys would get steamrolled because they would be tired from playing too much. Need the big guys to take some minutes.
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You don’t “need” both. That team succeeded in spite of having some small players, not because of it. If you have two players to choose from, both of which have the same skillset, same points, same speed, but one is 5’9”, and one is 6’2”- you take the bigger one every time. That team also had a huge defense.