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Originally Posted by Bingo
Not sure I'd agree.
If you're a shut down guy you have to play the minutes against the opposition's best, and they tend to play 18 minutes of five on five a night.
You're just not a fourth line center with that much ice time.
You're not by time on ice. And you're likely not by the wingers you have with you.
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Most shutdown centers (who aren’t great offensively) seem to be in that 13-14 minute range EV.
Backlund certainly didn’t get close to 18 minutes EV.