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Originally Posted by bizaro86
The skaters play 100% of the games, but the goalie generally plays 100% of each game they play.
A backup goalie who plays 1/3 of the games is on the ice for the same amount of time as a forward or d-man who plays 1/3 of each game.
Your 3rd line centre can't be playing more than 20 minutes (1/3rd of the game) because then he would be the 1st line centre.
I'm not saying the backup is as important as first line players, but 2nd line/2nd pairing is about where I'd put it.
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The market strongly suggests otherwise. Backup tenders make a fraction of what a second line or second pairing defensemen