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Originally Posted by GioforPM
They also play those huge minutes largely overlapping. It’s not like McDavid and Draisaitl combined for 50 minutes. And when Draisaitl is not on the line, Nuge is. So that’s half the game when you don’t have to contain their best players, as opposed to what would happen if they stayed on different lines.
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Nuge has played 30 mins 5 on 5 with McDavid and 21 mins with Leon. Only 46 seconds with both.
Nuge has been on the ice for 0 5 on 5 goals for playing with 1 or the other or both. The Edmonton radio guys call him a 100 point guy. lol he's still just a mooch off the other 2 and he's dragging them down this playoffs.
I agree with your point when Leon and McDavid play together. They usually play 25 mins a night in close games. That's 35 mins where neither are on the ice. I think they are better off playing those 2 apart but if they load up a line I think it's stupid that they also play Kane or Hyman with them. That leaves 3 very bad lines.
If I'm coaching and put McDavid with Leon, I'm creating a line of Nuge - Hyman - Kane. That's the only hope of having secondary scoring.
But you are right, they are more likely to go all the way with the big 2 apart. They just get caught up on how the big 2 dominate together but your not winning giving up 6 goals and getting out played badly at 5 on 5