Would you sit McDavid/Draisaitl at all during the remaining schedule?

[Ol' Jase]

With two brutal 3 games in 4 night stretches coming up, would it be prudent to rest one or both of them for a game or two over the next two weeks?

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[Stoneman89]

I'd just manage the minutes judiciously. Hopefully we can get that PP going and build up some leads, so we can spread things around for the last half of the games. Keeping them sharp as well as rested.

 

[KCC]

They are also in striking distance of winning the division as well. 3 points back with a game in hand. Whether they care I don't know but if they feel like winning it might help they will def be playing. How much, who knows.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

What does the science say? .. I'd probably say cut down their minutes or sit them one game and play Holloway and Lavoie instead. That's if everything is determined as far as positioning.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Yes

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I’d sit them vs Arizona before the B2B w Colorado.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Just hope that McDavid hits 100 assists and then sit him. Explain that his being healthy and rested is more important to the team's success than trying to hit personal records.

 

[T-Funk]

I'd start PP's with pp2 so it can improve and pp1 stops taking it for granted by the time playoffs start and rests the big guys a bit.

 

[Navx94]

Need to play for the division. We’ve seen how important having game 5/7 at home can be. Also us being in striking range of taking over colorado plays a huge factor since they’re likely our WCF opponent.

 

[OilerTyler]

Really depends on how our game against Vancouver goes. If we lose to them and the division gets out of reach I’d consider sitting them against Arizona and Colorado to finish the season

 

[RipsADrive]

I keep them in every game if just to work on the powerplay.

Try to keep the minutes low when possible especially against the Coyotes and Sharks.

 

[Broberg Speed]

They can play 15 minutes a night. They can play 10 minutes a night. They could play 5 minutes per game.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

So do we want to win the div if it means we play Vegas.

I kinda think there is a more likely chance the pacific division winner plays Vegas than plays LAK

 

[Broberg Speed]

Just hope that McDavid hits 100 assists and then sit him. Explain that his being healthy and rested is more important to the team's success than trying to hit personal records.

What will the opinion be when Kucherov also hits 100 assists and wins the Art Ross?

"That's the wrong trophy" is the correct answer.

 

[Oilers88]

I'd play them on all four games during the homestand, but really manage their minutes against Arizona and San Jose. That's a chance for them to get some rest, and for other players to get their offensive confidence kickstarted.

What we do on the Arizona/Denver road trip will depend on where we are in the standings.

 

[Oilers88]

So do we want to win the div if it means we play Vegas.

I kinda think there is a more likely chance the pacific division winner plays Vegas than plays LAK

It's hard to focus on that because so much is still up in the air- Vegas is 1 point back of LA and tied with Nashville, with a game in hand on both. None of those three teams has a clearly tougher schedule in my eyes- all of them have 2 or 3 tough games, and then a few against bottom feeders.

I want to win the division purely because it is ridiculous that we still haven't won a division title in the McDavid era.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Have to go for that division title and home ice advantage it could offer us moving forward.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Nope. Maybe reduce their.ice time, but they aren't going to want to sit, and I wouldn't want to force them to unless they are banged up. I'm sure guys like Hyman could use time to rest up some > would expect, especially after that shot in the foot last night.

 

[syz]

Winning the division or even having home ice in the first round could take until game 82 unfortunately. If there's still a chance you have to keep playing everybody. If 81/82 roll around and there's no way for the Oilers to a) finish 1st, or b) fall to 3rd, then sure think about sitting guys. McDavid and Hyman both got banged up around this time last year and it sure didn't help.

Beating Vegas next game probably locks up 2nd though.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

f*** Vegas. I ain’t Scairt

 

[McShogun99]

Just reduce their minutes and let the bottom six play more. Especially once we know where we stand in the Division.

 

[On The Prowl]

As long as we have a chance at first I would continue to play them.

 

[brentashton]

For team accomplishments (play off seeding, matchups) play them moderately.

For personal achievements, play them less moderately.

But let them keep playing to keep a rythym.

 

[Messrules11]

They’re paid to play, so play.

 

[tiger_80]

With two brutal 3 games in 4 night stretches coming up, would it be prudent to rest one or both of them for a game or two over the next two weeks?

They need to play to keep in shape. Yes, probably as the other poster mentioned, it would be better to reduce the icetime.