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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
He's averaging 11.05. Only a minute less at 5v5 than the top line players.
Compare this to top teams like Boston or Tampa or Colorado etc and you see a much more sensible disparity from Top 6 to bottom 3 of 3-4 minutes.
That is 3-4 minutes in a game where this team is literally tripping over themselves in their own zone and struggling to not only not score, but not get scored on themselves. Shelled really.
Our Top 9 players are actually extremely effective at 5v5. They should be rolled heavily all game with the bottom line limited to 8-9 mins max of 5v5 ice time. They are trash and actively hindering the team from winning night in an night out.
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Ya, I can't say I disagree with this on paper. But Sutters coaching style demands a lot mentally and physically. Over an 82 game schedule, I imagine it would be pretty taxing, when you are expected to play hard in all 3 zones all the time. I do think there's more room to cut down the 4th lines icetime in the 3rd period of tight games though.