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Originally Posted by Robbob
No point making stuff up that can be easily checked. He never averaged 20 mins a game in a season.
2015-2016 17:51 TOI/GP 2:38 PP TOI/GP
2016-2017 16:46 TOI/GP 2:14 PP TOI/GP
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Sorry, you've entirely missed my point. His ice time was reduced since Draisaitl came along (the 2 seasons you listed). Had you looked at the years before that (19:02, 19:32, 18:59) you'll notice his ice time has significantly taken a hit since then. He played nearly 3 minutes less a game this year compared to 2014. It's not really up for debate, and certainly isn't made up (unless you really feel the need to argue that 19:32 shouldn't be rounded up). Not that the numbers really matter, the argument is that he's lost his spot on the "all-offense" top line that he once had with Hall and friends. He's taken a back seat because of Draisaitl and McDavid tearing it up, so of course they get the better offensive opportunities. This is quite apparent if you had watched any games this season for the Oilers.