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10/29 GDT - Red Wings 4 @ Capitals 2

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Just glanced at the average ice time of players this season. Maybe we'd be scoring more goals if that fourth line wasn't getting 15 minutes a night. I'm not sure if any other NHL teams try to give equal playing time to all of their players, but man, it's just not working when you need offense, I don't care how hard they work. I mean, damn, Franzen gets only a minute more than Glendening.

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Just glanced at the average ice time of players this season. Maybe we'd be scoring more goals if that fourth line wasn't getting 15 minutes a night. I'm not sure if any other NHL teams try to give equal playing time to all of their players, but man, it's just not working when you need offense, I don't care how hard they work. I mean, damn, Franzen gets only a minute more than Glendening.

Well they are the only line generating chances so...

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Line combos suck, and never kept to build chemistry. Maybe thats why the pp sucks. Being a 15 year hockey player, and defensemen.... i ve always hated when coach puts a forward on d for the pp. Want more scoring from the d? Use smith properly, Ditch kindl lashoff and ericsson, bring up oulette and Sproul and acquire cheap meaty dman to clear up the front of the net and block shots. Im not a fan of nestrasil, or miller for that matter. Swap them for weiss and callahan (seems more servicable then nestrasil) who am i, just a spectator though 😢

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Well they are the only line generating chances so...

But they'll never finish. What good are chances if they don't have finish? I imagine any of the top three lines might get another couple chances if they played a couple more minutes a night, and would have better odds of finishing. By playing them so much you basically guarantee 25% of the game will be a defensive battle right off the get-go. I haven't looked at comparison numbers but it was my understanding other team's fourth liners usually play around 10 minutes a night.

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But they'll never finish. What good are chances if they don't have finish? I imagine any of the top three lines might get another couple chances if they played a couple more minutes a night, and would have better odds of finishing.

They did finish earlier tonight but it was taken away. :)

Nyquist!

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