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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So is Schultz getting minutes based on reputation or is there possibly a bias here and he's not as bad as everyone here seems to think? I'm asking because I'm not watching the games but I have a hard time believing Ruff would be giving out minutes to players that didn't deserve them.
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I've watched some and I really don't think people are exaggerating how horrible he's been. The speed out there and size of the ice really exposes how weak he is defensively. However, it's a learning process for guys being there the first time. I think he's gotten his ice time just by virtue of being on the team and the coaches giving everyone a chance in the preliminary games. I think it would discourage young players from going or sour them on the experience if they just got benched completely early on.