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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I think they were bad but how can the be good when game 1 ice for their big 3:
McDavid 26:24
Nuge 23:17
Leon 20:59
Why do you play a forward 26+ game 1 when you play again tonight? To play 26 that starts right from the start of the game. Depth got no chance to play
I've said this many times during off season. Oilers depth sucks but they will never get better sitting on the bench. Oilers fans think look we got turris we got jesse back. Look at our depth now. They need to play them and if they fail and McDavid gets 20 mins a game and it costs them a playoff spot at least they know and they get a better pick in draft. But they still haven't learned what it will take to win. They can't just ride 3 forwards from game 1 through the rest of the season and 4 rounds of playoffs. Edmonton is no good
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Based on that, the other 9 forwards get to divvy up the remaining 105+ minutes of ice-time, averaging less than 12 minutes each.
You cannot develop, or even engage other players in that scenario.
Three guys average over 23 minutes, and the other 9 guys average under 12 minutes, and then everyone blames the bottom 6 for not doing enough. It doesn't take long before those guys say FU!