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Ragnarok73 wrote on Wed, 09 October 2019 13:47

RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 09 October 2019 13:26

I am of the opinion that when you have McDavid the best player in the world and then you have Leon who in my opinion is a top 10-15 player in the league that you want to get those guys out a lot. Even the best 4th line center in the league isn't going to generate anything close to the offensive chances those 2 can. If the Oilers could get another center than can win a draw, then ideally Leon doesn't have to play an PK at all. It sure would be nice if the Oilers vet of 8 years, supposedly "2 way center" in Nuge could win faceoffs consistently but I guess that's too much to ask.

It's a marathon, not a sprint, so scoring depth is important so that Drai and Connor don't get burned out before the playoffs (if they make them this year). Also, what happens if one or both of them get hurt? If they can't score without 97 or 29, this could still be a long season....


That's just it - the more they play, the more exhausted they are, the more the chances of injury go up. They should play more than anyone else on the team. I'm not at all advocating for "rolling four lines", but when Draisaitl is playing 2 minutes more than any other forward in the league, that's too much.

Ideally they're playing 20-22 minutes a night, with very limited PK time.

McDavid played 20:25 last night. Leon 21:52. So right in your range. What's the problem?


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Valid question. You complain about their ice time after just 2 games where they have more than usual time in between games and they didn't have their full line up at center. Then as soon as they have all their centers, they play an acceptable amount of time.



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