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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
You're kidding yourself if you don't think scoring goals keeps you in the lineup.
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It can certainly help, but unless your scoring like Ovechkin, it rarely makes up for noticeable deficiencies elsewhere. Saying "Look! Sven had as many points in these games as Sean did and then when they both dropped off Sven went down while Monahan stayed. Sven was therefore treated poorly." Isolates scoring as the only reason either of them were being kept in the first place. It's not the only reason and Monahan excels at many other parts of the game where Sven doesn't. That's why he was kept and Sven wasn't. Not to mention they play different positions.