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Originally Posted by DJones
How many short handed minutes is he playing nowadays and is his team in the playoffs?
Edit: Ryan, Stone, Hoffman, and Turris are all solid scorers.
Edit 2: Just noticed that on the chart in the OP he has the least amount of goals on that list. Think the whole no help up front argument can be put aside.
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Short handed minutes mean nothing in any debate. It doesn't mean that the coach doesn't trust Karlsson. It means that the coach recognizes that Karlsson's 30+ minutes a night are better used 5 on 5 and on the PP.
I mean, if Karlsson's playing time was in the low 20's because he doesn't play the PK, then I guess it could be argued that he's being sheltered. But the guy already plays 30-35 minutes a game, are you basically asking him to play 40 minutes a game for you to respect his talents?
I do agree that Ottawa needs to make the playoffs in order for him to have a sniff at the Hart.