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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
This is a huge fallacy. Quality of teammate has far more impact on offensive production and confidence than quality of competition. A player is more sheltered playing shutdown minutes with a strong line mate or partner (i.e. when Hamilton plays with Giordano or Chara) than they are playing soft minutes with a weak linemate or partner (i.e. Hamilton with every other partner he's ever had). It's just as true for forwards.
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It's not a huge fallacy that good scorers often cut their teeth on the bottom six line when they break into the league, without "destroying their offensive instincts". You are talking about players in general, I'm talking about a rookie. What line did Fleury play on when they called him up? Gaudreau?