Ice Time Question
With every game that passes they talk about Wideman being 2nd in the league in ice time.
I do not have a problem with him getting this much ice time but the coaches and Wideman have to be much smarter in the way he is getting the ice time IMHO.
It apperared to me that some players had absolutely zero left at the end of the game. Is this on the coaches or the players? You can say that you want your best players on the ice when you need a goal at the end of a game but to be out for 2-2.5 min shift in the 57th minute is not very wise.
When Bouwmeester was here he played roughly about the same amount as Wideman is playing now. The difference I see is that Bouwmeester was a much smarter player as far as changing goes. Bouw very rarely had a shift more than 45 sec.
How many times does Wideman play 1.5 to 2 min shifts? He was on for 2.5 out of the last 3 minutes of the game. Does this make sense? No wonder they were scored on.
I am not soley saying it is Wideman either. Hudler was exhausted and they put him back out when Ramo comes off and he has nothing left.
Like I said it is the coaches that decide who goes out but the players have to be smart enough to realize that like most teams 45 sec is a long shift in this league.
Is there somewhere that tracks shift by shift ice time and if so could you post it?
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