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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Bob StaufferVerified account
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McDavid was flying 2A, 24:10 TOI.
Strome had strong 3rd and was 8-4 in the circle.
Yamamoto 15:51 TOI, 3:23 on Pk will be in line-up Vs CAL
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That's the only thing that bugs me. I don't think McLellan is that great a coach...having followed him in SJ. Him and Bylsma have just had the luck of having great players on their roster....who eventually got sick of their coach so he got fired.
Bylsma had Crosby, Malkin, Letang, MAF etc.
McLellan had Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski, Couture, Burns etc.
You will often see him ride McDavid 22-24 min (for a FWD) a night in tight games or against tougher opponents. McDavid winning the Art Ross and then the Hart also has a lot to do with how much he plays.... Imagine if Crosby got that much ice time...He is/Oilers are amazingly lucky that they are able to do that. He hides so many of their deficiencies because he's on the ice so much.
If McDavid got hurt, the Oilers are literally a lottery ball team. Now ...they also paid a guy $8.5m to play alongside McDavid as Draisaitl having doesn't have his own line anymore apparentlly.