Coaches don't rely on advanced stats to make roster changes. It's all about the eye test from their view at the bench. It's possible Smid had a shift that caught Hartley's eye or possibly just a matchup thing were he feels Engellend presents a better match up against the Jackets. It goes both ways as Engelland was getting scratched earlier in the season when he was playing good hockey. Seems to me after losses especially that Hartley likes to rotate players in and out of the lineup for the sake of changing things up.
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