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Originally Posted by Wyguy
I understand that and think that is valid. But at what point do you shorten the bench. For exaggeration purposes, let's bring us to game 7 of the Stanley cup final 3 mins left in the game and we are down by one. I would have to say that the 4th line gets the butt. They are done, the first and second line only, and maybe the third line. I think that is a pretty obvious move because it is the right move. The Stanley Cup is on the line after all... If using this reasoning brings us to the conclusion for such a high stake game skipping the 4th line is valid and the correct move by the coach, why not always make what is considered the correct move in all games?
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Game 7 of a Cup Final is a different sinero compared to a regular season game. You can burn your top lines out in game 7 as there is no tomorrow. You can't be doing this on a regular basis during the regular season as you risk burning your players out. Not the same IMO.