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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
There does not seem to be much about Darryl's decision to insert Michael Stone as 7th D.
Paid big big dividends.
Many were questioning this in the GDT.
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I wanted to see it after game 3 but wasn't sure who he would replace in the lineup. In hindsight, swapping him with Ritchie made a lot of sense.
What hasn't been talked about was how this forced Sutter to not only juggle 7 D, but also rotate 11 forwards. Darryl stepping up his own game at a critical point in the series.
Looking at the stats every defenceman was between 10 and 20 minutes, and with the exception of Lindholm (21:38), every forward was between 10 and 18 minutes. Sutter hockey baby.