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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Let's also put to rest the idea that Sven was benched for the giveaway that led to that flukey goal.
He had two shifts in the third. He just wasn't doing anything and the team needed to score. Bollig also had two shifts in the 3rd. They needed goals and Hartley felt the other guys were more likely to produce.
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That, plus Washington also shortened the bench, so you needed guys who could defend against their top players. Had Backlund or Stajan been healthy, I suspect Monahan would have not seen the ice that he did. He's good at defence but not as good as them.