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Originally Posted by ComixZone
You don't reward good performances with demotions. Good teams don't do it.
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This is not a zero-sum game whereby every roster adjustment is either a "promotion" or a "demotion." The most obvious interpretation of what the coaches are doing is the intent to set Stewart in a position to succeed, whilst simultaneously using Bennett's recent solid play as a boost for Jankowski's line where he has ad a good deal of previous success this season. Nobody should expect from the morning skate that these are how the lines will look by the end of the game.
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Then again, we saw Stone generate a PP goal last game after Dougie left - only for Stone to get sat on the bench in favour of Brouwer on the next PP. So, basic logic in rewarding performance clearly is beyond this coaching staff's grasp.
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Brouwer scored an ES goal, and then was REWARDED with shifts on the powerplay in which he assisted on another goal. Whatever the coaches were thinking in the third period the other night, it seems to have worked.