Jooris' 3rd and 4th games were under 10 and then he was scratched. When he came back he performed. Granlund wasn't even given any minutes at the beginning. He was a healthy scratch. But when he got in, he produced immediately and earned lots of time that game. Then his ice time steadily dropped.
Johnny was given a shot early and didn't perform. His time dropped each game and then he was scratched. When he came back we all know what happened. And his ice time that comeback game was only 12 minutes.
If Sven got limited minutes then he should have done something with them to force more out of Hartley, which we all know he will give, if they are earned (and take away if they are not).
Based on your argument, the Flames screwed Devon Setoguchi by playing him on the 4th line with limited ice time and shifts. Setoguchi has more of a track record to say he deserved time based on his already demonstrated skill set.
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