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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
If you take 2 minutes away from Lucic, and give it to Huberdeau, is the team better, worse, or the same?
If the same, then yes, you are right. If not, then the TOI matters.
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I don't disagree, a minute here or there out of place can be the difference. Hockey is a game of timing. With that in mind, there is a sweet spot for how little you can play a guy and have them engaged in the game, the season and the team. between 8-10 minutes is, in the abstract about what you need to play a 4th liner. Still you're right, you'd like to see your top guys play closer to 15-16 minutes a night. My sense is Sutter is playing the long game, managing minutes early in the year.