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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Ward relies too heavily on his veterans. He played them way too much and in every situation.
Our prospects need to be put in more situations. Ward was afraid to do that.
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To a point, yes. But this past season when he actually had high quality prospects, he utilized them big time. Ortio was starter, Granlund and Reinhart were the first line and got first line minutes, Knight got big minutes, Wotherspoon worked his way up to the first pairing and played top-4 minutes.
In seasons past, there weren't any high quality prospects to play, so veterans are what kept the team afloat and competitive.