The reason for this is because tall and heavy players are too slow, while short and light players are too fast in the game. The height and weight for 95% of the NHL players has been adjusted to 6'1, 205 lbs. Players' salaries are not updated, as the league cap cannot be changed. Team lines are done by myself and may not be accurate to date, as they get changed too often in real life. Roster is updated regularly, see version for most recent updates. Personally, I have no interest in updating these.
The AHL, Euro, and KHL teams are not updated. They are updated for Updated for NHL teams only (as well as the top National Teams: CAN, USA, RUS, SWE, CZE, FIN, SVK, (EUR). These are highly accurate up to date rosters and player attributes for NHL09 on PC. Updated for NHL teams only (as well as the top National Teams: CAN, USA, RUS, SWE, CZE, FIN, EUR.