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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
He brings a physical edge that Butler didn't. The thing I'm confused about is who is actually going to play hockey when Bollig, Big Ern and Engelland are on the ice?
He got heavily sheltered minutes in Pittsburgh, as did the other two. There's only so many sheltered minutes to go around. One of these guys will be playing in over their head
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Someone posted that Bollig actually had the majority of his zone starts in the defensive zone, and against tough competition. Not the type of guy it seems that needs sheltering, though I haven't checked the advanced stats for myself.
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McGrattan is the only one of the 3 who played sheltered minutes. Engelland faced middling competition and actually started more often in the d-zone. Bollig saw tough-ish competition and was 4 times as likely to be deployed in the d-zone as the offensive zone. Quenneville placed some serious trust in his ability as a hockey player, which is a great sign in my mind.