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Originally Posted by Shazam
GG uses the 4th line 1% less. That's 36 seconds of ice time per game.
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...than two teams with deep rosters. And, as Belsarius noted, the timing of the usage is also relevant.
As far as the argument that "Vegas would gel no matter what" goes, the fact that pretty much every other expansion team has sucked rather disproves the statement. Vegas did have advantages in that the league wasn't actively trying to screw the new team over, but even if every single player had a chip on their shoulders, you can never get them all pulling the sled in the same direction without good coaching and a system that fits the roster that was built.