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Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Is this true? Wouldn’t be the first time I’m wrong but usually forwards that are top 6 or top 9 in ice time aren’t the ones that get healthy scratched. There are exceptions of course.

Are there ice time stats for the playoffs that year?

Middle 6 isn’t my favorite term anyway. Certainly on that team, if Peplinski was top 9 in ice time as you say that’s equating him to a guy like Loob or Nieuwendyk who were also “middle six”. Unless you don’t consider the Gilmour line the top line. But again I haven’t seen ice time stats.

IMO Lanny and Tim Hunter were clear bottom of the roster forwards all year and Peplinski joined them by end of the playoffs. Peplinski was finished by the following year.

…and then he came back!