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Originally Posted by Ashasx
That's really weird stuff with Stempniak.
Does Hartley not know he's a naturally inconsistent player? It's certainly not due to a lack of effort. It's just what Stempniak is.
Odd how it's Stempniak now but never was Glencross before his injury.
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Not to defend poor play, but I think Stempniak may also be a little run-down lately. A lot has been asked of that line (top-ish minutes, shut-down against other teams, PK and PP time) and I wouldn't be surprised if part of this is just kind of a "Hey, Lee, take a breather and reset". Steinberg raised this point the other night on Overtime and I thought that it was a pretty good observation about that line. Stajan's been okay that way, but I wouldn't be surprised if he needs a rest at some point too...