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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
His methodology is that the 4th line was playing the hardest so they deserved to be on the ice. The issue being that this wasn't a game where they held the lead or were tied late so the merit thing has to go out the door. They needed a goal to get into OT and even if the 4th line was getting some good zone time throughout the game you absolutely need your best shooters and passers on the ice at the end of the game because the statistical odds are far better they could get the tying goal than the 4th line. Winning the game must come before sending messages to players that may have not been having their best game. If I was a GM in this situation where people's jobs could be on the line if they miss the playoffs this would be disappointing to see from your head coach.
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Yup, it's too late in the season for the coach to be rewarding hard work, or trying to send a message. It's crunch time, and they need wins. If he is doing anything contrary to that one immediate goal, he has lost the plot.