Redder Winger
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So in the 31 games he's played less than 18 mins a night he's 2-7-9, let's take out the 5 games he played less than 12 mins, with no points. So 26 games between 12-18 mins with 2-7-9? Sounds like Blash plays him more when he's playing well.
I don't think the data supports that assertion.
If you look at his game logs chronologically, there's nothing to suggest that AA has somehow deserved to have his TOI reduced, or bumped up.
The first time his icetime was bumped, it was after a game where he was -2 with no points.
He plays 3 straight games over 18 minutes and produces 3-2-5 and gets reduced.
In late December, he had two games where he averaged a little more than 10 minutes a game and he went -2 with zero points.
Suddenly he's granted 20 minutes a night for 8 games, going 5-4-9. In that eighth game he went 1-1-2 in 19:24.
The next two games his TOI drops and he's only been over 18 minutes twice 10 games since.
But by all means, award Blashill the Jack Adams for his masterful use of Athanasiou.