Quote:
Originally Posted by JayP
McGrattan has played more along the lines of 3-5 minutes per night. And yes there are downsides.
- He hurts the team because he's not even close to an NHL caliber player when he's on the ice.
- He limits the team's ability to roll lines since he can't play a regular shift.
- Playing 4 minutes a night means those minutes have to get filled in by another player. This most likely leads to third line guys playing more than they're capable of.
It likely won't make much of a difference either way, but the fact that this organization still wants to employ hacks like McGrattan is not a good thing moving forward. The only opposition players this really affects are 4th liners - the idea of a nuclear deterrent threat working against quality hockey players blows up when you realize that he has to be on the ice against them to do anything about it.
|
Having a goon on the fourth line has always meant that Iginla will get the extra minutes, not guys on the third line that can't handle it.
It is what it has always meant. Jarome gets double shifted.