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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Let’s compare head to head their ice time distribution average at the peak of team success
Kopitar in the 2013-14 season. Kopitar is 27 the Kings are the cup champions.
15:28 EV 3:23 PP 2:00 PK
Total 20:51
McDavid in the 2022-23 season. McDavid is 26 the Oilers make the semi finals
17:11 EV 3:55PP 1:16 PK
Total 22:23
Don’t get me wrong, Kopitar in later years played much larger minutes, but the team also did much worse. Point is, one or two guys playing that much is not a sign of a healthy team composition.
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Kopitar also played PK I bet, so add a bunch of time for that.