Bleach Clean
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- Aug 9, 2006
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There are few options at this point with Sutter and Dorsett out and all the injuries we have.
Do you not think that in order to stay on the roster he has to put some points on the board?
I doubt he's even in the league next year.
He has to put up points. No question. I will not refute this. However, how many points and how he is judged when not putting up points are the issues here. When he is getting wracked with the toughest minutes on the team, what is the appropriate expectation? It's not 'score as usual'. That would make him one of the best shut down players in the game. That's not the bar.
Gaunce-Sutter-Dorsett was a line before Sutter and Dorsett went out. So injuries are not the reason to overuse Gaunce in a defensive role. Further, why would a sub-standard 4th liner be overused? And in that use, come out level. This does not align with the theory that he is not a "good 4th liner". If anything, he's being used as a hard minute 3rd liner. That's his utility right now. Agree/Disagree? (I'm only talking about usage, not points)