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Originally Posted by crapshoot
I never liked resting players like that, no matter how it's explained. Sure, if someone has a nagging minor injury, by all means, rest up for the final few games to be 100% to start the playoffs, but I was certainly not a fan of what Bill Peters did, sitting the entire blueline for a couple of games for no real reason at all. It always carries a big risk to disrupt the energy of teams who are already clinched for a long time.
Of course playing meaningless recreational hockey for a month messed around with Tampa, and paired with some injuries and an opponent in dog fight-mode with a giant chip on their shoulder it looks like it might end them.
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When did Bill Peters rest the entire blueline for a couple of games?
My recollection is that he gave a number of players a day off but it was a rotating basis such that there wasn’t more than 2 players missing at any given time.
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