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Not much. Ellis in his 17 year old season would see time against the weaker teams and as a fill in when playing better teams if players needed a rest. Probably had less ES time than his PP time. Spott's not going to leave his best offensive defensemen on the bench when he trusts him defensively.
I think Dougie Hamilton and Morgan Rielly woudl have something to say about "best offensive defenseman"
Secondly just because Spott trusts him defensively in the OHL doesn't mean he's going to trust him against combos like JT Miller and Galchenyuk or Grigorenko and Yakupov.
The WJ's is a whole different ball game. If Murphy was as trusted by Spott as you claim then why was he playing in both CIS games while 4 other defensemen were not?