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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
It's evident based solely on one piece of data, but in the absence of context and on-ice performance it's not evident at all.
To me, I think Sutter hasn't been thrilled with the performance of that line so far, and thus they get less ice time overall. I'm sure if you compared this year to last year you would see the Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk line closer to the norm of the black line.
Huberdeau has struggled for much of the year. Lindholm was pretty ice cold for awhile too. Toffoli has been productive, but lacks in the defensive and skating aspects enough to warrant a lot more ice time.
I wouldn't assume a fault of the coach here.
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Actually, the stats were similar last year (our top line was deployed less than many/most. That just made their production all the more impressive. If you look at the P/60, they were
way higher than McDavid and Draisaitl.