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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
First it sends a bad message to the team
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I fail to see how. Backlund is an every day NHL player, he sees about a minute of PP time per game, if for one or two games he's bumped to two-three minutes I doubt it's going to really send any message whatsoever.
I don't really agree with showcasing in general, pro scouts are out all the time, but I'd be shocked if any message is sent raising a guys ice time by a minute or two. No more of a message then continually playing duds on the powerplay like Glencross and David Jones.