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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Resting McDavid and Draisaitl for a couple of weeks before the playoffs worked.
It will usher in a new era of resting star players before the playoffs.
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See I think there was some legit injury concerns with McDavid and Leon as opposed to just resting then. It wasn't like Edmonton had playoffs locked down weeks in advance. These guys play big big minutes, #97 trains and trains and skates literally non stop. They came off a very short summer, Edmonton is a bad travel city. He didn't play well post tournament either due to fatigue (Crosby indicated massive fatigue)
How they handled Kane appears to be more suspect