Goose wrote on Thu, 10 June 2021 15:54

Adam wrote on Thu, 10 June 2021 14:37 Worth noting - this even takes in to account the bump up that the results get when Draisaitl is on the ice without McDavid! Imagine what it looks like if it's without the top two players on the ice!!!! The good news is that naturalstattrick.com has the answer! The bad news is that it's not good. 29 GF / 52 GA (35.8 GF%) https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20 202021&thruseason=20202021&stype=2&sit=5v5&s core=all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy &loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2021-05-15&td=2021-06- 10&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=8478402&p2=847793 4&p3=0&p4=0&p5=0

And our last 27 games of the year:

http://naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=2020202 1&thruseason=20202021&stype=2&sit=5v5&score= all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy& loc=B&gpfilt=gpteam&fd=2021-01-13&td=2021-05-19& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp;tgp=27&strict=incl&p1=8478402&p2=8477934& ;amp ;amp ;amp ;amp ;p3=0&p4=0&p5=0

THis was after we lost 3 in a row to the Leafs, and then destroyed Ottawa for 3 straight games. We were firmly in the McDrai top line phase then and rode it through the rest of the year.

29.73% GF when McDrai line was not on the ice over those last 27 games. 11GF 26GA. Tippett saw no issue with that I guess. Just let that situation keep simmering. Unlikely to matter come playoff time to have 3/4 of your lines be a liability.

[Updated on: Thu, 10 June 2021 17:16]

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