deadhead
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- Feb 26, 2014
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They're moving toward this, just watch the minutes played.
This is on Hextall, not Hakstol, playing Leier won't make a bit of difference, he wasn't doing anything when he played, and the only other fix is Alt over Manning. Major changes require trades, cuts and promotions, not shuffling a bunch of scrubs around.
Hakstol is already playing Couts and Giroux 20+ minutes a night, which is too much for the long haul, and he's got Voracek close to 20 minutes.
Konecny and Patrick are getting increased minutes, Ghost is over 20+, Gudas is approaching 20 (but his pairings limit his usage).
That tells me he's trying not to play his other players - but you can only ride your best players so far.
I think it comes down to Hextall pulling the trigger, and he's pretty close.
This is on Hextall, not Hakstol, playing Leier won't make a bit of difference, he wasn't doing anything when he played, and the only other fix is Alt over Manning. Major changes require trades, cuts and promotions, not shuffling a bunch of scrubs around.
Hakstol is already playing Couts and Giroux 20+ minutes a night, which is too much for the long haul, and he's got Voracek close to 20 minutes.
Konecny and Patrick are getting increased minutes, Ghost is over 20+, Gudas is approaching 20 (but his pairings limit his usage).
That tells me he's trying not to play his other players - but you can only ride your best players so far.
I think it comes down to Hextall pulling the trigger, and he's pretty close.