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This narrative of yours makes no sense. Yzerman literally completely overhauled the team's strength and conditioning department when he came in as GM because it was so out of date from the Holland era. Great conditioning is not gonna turn a roster into a squad of fighting goons. Also, every team deals with countless injuries every season. It's not exclusive to Detroit. Look at the chart since 2009 (with a bunch of Holland-era seasons included) vs. the chart from last season up until March 10th. Detroit is middle of the pack. There are no strength and conditioning issues.

If anything Compher allowed Colorado to pump up MacKinnon's numbers. Compher played 20 minutes a night and started in the defensive zone more than half the time. By comparison MacKinnon started in the o-zone 63% of the time. Compher was on the ice against top competition and in every defensive situation. He scored despite unfavorable usage. I'd expect his production to be right around the 40 point range, but I fully expect Larkin and Copp's numbers to increase as a result of having Compher on the roster.