so if the Bruins iced a team where every guy was exactly 6 feet you'd be satisfied? That team would be "big" enough to win a cup for you? wtf is even your point? That only "big" teams win cups? ok, define "big" as it applies to an entire team. Average height? number of guys over a certain height? maximum number of guys under a certain height?
1st of all , I don't know what makes you think your some kind of an authority around here that you feel it's appropriate to ask questions like wtf is even your point . I don't get why you need to get snarky when by what you have written , you are assuming what I'm talking about and clearly have no clue.
Simply, I don't buy into the narrative that you hear way to often these days. The game is getting faster , size doesn't matter anymore.
There is no quota of how many tall guys , how many heavy guys like you think I'm suggesting. What a ridiculous way to build a team.
You gave the Pens as an example. To start with the Pens have not one but two generational talents on their team, Do most teams have that? Do you think the players they have would have had the same success with your average 1st and 2nd liner C ?
Now look at the D corps , any 5'9" guys that get into the lineup on the regular? Even with a pretty underwhelming D corps they won 2 cups. No small guys , no big slow guys.
Look at what happened to the Bruins with two 5'9" dmen. They got punked by Tampa. Let that sink in , they got punked by Tampa. Even though the Bruins D corps is more skilled than what the Pens had in both cup wins. So how did that happen?
I get the league is getting quicker , I get that size doesn't always matter. You know when it matters? When it's combined with skill. Look at the Caps. Who picked the Caps to win it this year? But they showed that you need a little of both. Teams like Tampa, who many picked to get to SCF came up "short."
Look at the Knights roster other than Marchessault any smaller players there? Look at the D corps, any 5'9" guys?
To summarize,
Can't have 2 and probably not even 1 , 5'9" dman on your D corps.
You can't have a forward group of marshmallows,you need some sand paper, you need some size and you need speed, all of these ingredients are necessary.