For a comparatively small guy (5-11 and about 209 pounds, though he was less than that when he came into the NHL in 1992), Kasparaitis packed quite a wallop.
The New York Islanders made Kasparaitis the fifth pick in the 1992 Entry Draft, and he began making life miserable for opponents just four months later. Because of his size and his ability to get low, Kasparaitis quickly left his mark on onrushing opponents, many of whom found themselves sent flying by a submarine-style hip check that...
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