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- Jul 10, 2014
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I don't mean to single you out, but here's why I disagree with this argument (that multiple fans have made):He certainly does when he is getting the minutes. Whenever he got 18 minutes or so this year his numbers were great. I get that he can be inconsistent but he also has such a short leash that when he has a bad period or game blashill cuts his minutes instantly and affects his game. Some of that is on AA but a lot is on blashill imo
Can we safely say that, for games when AA plays less than 18 minutes, that he's still hustling and doing all the right things?
I would say no. I would say that it's not a matter of, he's frequently playing well, and a bad coach is hampering his development. It's more that, he's frequently playing like he doesn't deserve 18 minutes, but on the occasions where he does match skill with effort, he gets rewarded with more ice time.