Think it was more that the team was rolling.
The coaches already have a hard enough time giving ice time to this team in a balanced way, trying to roll in an extra forward and an extra d-man when the game means so much is just messing with the flow and rotation.
In tight games coaches tend to shorten their bench, not extend them.
As for Subban he was made irrelevant when Doughty and Weber got off to such strong offensive starts. Having our d-line already producing most of our offence made Subban unnecessary.
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