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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
You can't talk about earning icetime when plugs like Lucic are routinely eating up time, Ruzicka is consistently sitting and Coleman leads the team in five on five icetime. That's rich.
Andrew Mangiapane for example has averaged 18 minutes a night over the past 10 games and doesn't have a single point while being a -6. Likewise to Coleman who has 3 points in his past 15 games. These are the guy's eating up prime ice time and not performing when the team needs them.
You can't expect your best players to be your best players if they are not being afforded the opportunity to do so.
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Well actually, if you play better, then you earn more ice time much like the 3rd line this season (includes Mangiapane). They've been the best line and help the team and coach win, so they get the most minutes.
Is the extra minute that Huberdeau isn't getting the difference between him producing at an elite clip vs what he currently is producing right now?
Based on what I've seen this season, the lines that typically play better from game to game, get more ice time. I mean, how often have we seen the 3rd line in the 14-15 minute range this season? Not a lot and that's because they're typically the best line on the ice for the Flames.