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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The point of the exercise is that you have 21 players on the bench, but a 23 man roster. The box is not a gallery for skill development, contrary to what the coaches may say.
They have hundreds of hours of video to view, and use as a teaching tool, so I don't believe it's for player development all that much.
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Then why bench any player and have him sit out of the lineup? Are the coaches wrong in what they do?
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For a rookie, it's a chance to watch the game without all the adrenaline, and to see how the pros play. I can see Baertschi maybe benefiting, but not much.
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With rookies I see it as more to do with managing their confidence levels. Monahan for example seems to have a longer leash than Baertschi and I would think it's due to the confidence he shows and how he plays at both ends of the ice. Bart on the other hand has a history of struggling with his game and confidence and I would suspect the coaching staff has him on a shorter leash
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Why isn't Jackman a better player then?
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You can't develop talent when there isn't any to begin with. He's an enforcer and nothing else. Him, McGratton and players like that shouldn't be in the league. A waste of a roster space and cap money.