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Originally Posted by Itse
There really isn't.
When a top guy gets injured the 2nd pairing guys eat more minutes. Russell did that in Calgary too.
He's been okay but not in any way spectacular in Dallas. No points 5-on-5, couple of powerplay assists, -1 in a winning team.
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Happens with Russell stepping up both last years drive and this year in Dallas.
So with Brodie, Russell and Wideman out of the Flames lineup Hamilton has had 3 games out of 15 where he has had more than his normal 18-21 minutes
Over the same period Engelland has had only 1 game as a #1 pairing (25 minutes against (Pittsburgh..... but has upped his ice time to basically the same as Hamilton (19-21 minutes) up from his regular 10-14 minutes.
All credentials and expectations would have guessed that Hamilton would have been able to pick up an extra 5 minutes a game with Russell, Wideman and Brodie missing..... any ideas why not?