I’ve noticed the last few games our best line getting the least amount of shifts and ice time. My question is why? The best +\- last night was Lapierre +2, Mantha +2, Protas +2.. so why is kuzy and ovi getting 19 min of ice time and -2 +\- and Anthony Mantha one of our best players going skating under 10 min. Every time MO is on the ice good things happen and that correlates with Protas and whoever is playing center whether is be Lappy or MCM. Someone please explain!
by Marylandmonty4
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It is partly because they are on the power play
Do lappi, Mantha, and protas play on special teams? I don’t remember seeing them out there on the PK. I sometimes see Mantha on the PP.
Mostly a special teams thing. PK/PP. Kuz plays all situations so that’s why he’s always high ice time. Mantha is PP2 and no PK. It really doesn’t appear to me that Carbs is holding them on the bench. It seems pretty good deployment. Save the 4th line who I think plays too much.
Special teams
I love Carbs but i don’t understand why we’re cursed with coaches who love the 4th line. I think last nights minutes spread does have more to do with Mikey being out and Phillips being in the lineup and the islanders being a lame grinder team. Hopefully Mikey is back tonight and we see a more fun minutes spread.
I wish we’d end the Malenstyn project.
Also because we have a double header and carberry has said that he will play one shift hard the first game and play another shift hard the next day