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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yes. A guy like Huberdeau needs lots of touches and lots of time - they try a lot of plays to get to the highlightreel moments. He also has to test and wear down defences - eventually they break. High energy guys like Pelletier need less ice time - in fact it may even be detrimental for them to take long shifts.
I don't mind equivalent shift numbers - I want longer shifts up the line (it drove me crazy that Lucic would take longer shifts than the rest of his line).
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Some of that is powerplay time as well, we had a rigid two unit system.
Pelletier also said he felt he wore down towards the end when he was scratched for some games. He is a spark plug player who does a lot little things right, it takes a lot of energy to play that way to building him to a level that doesn't cause him to tire is important.