Modifié 11 juill. 2020 à 21 h 48
Quoting: CD282
You must be smarter than 3 veteran NHL coaches.
Over the past 3 years Nurse has played more minutes at 5v5 than any NHL player not named Drew Doughty. Meanwhile McDavid and Draisaitl are #2 and 3 among forwards respectively.
Clearly McLellan, Hitchcock and Tippett don't know as much as you.
How does this really relate, though? I have no comment right now on the defensive capabilities of those players, but the time on ice doesn't say much about their defensive play (specifically regarding McDavid and Drai). Their impact on the offensive side of the game coupled with the teams lack of depth up front over the last 3 years would cause me to question the intelligence and sanity of any coach who didn't play them a ton, regardless of any potential defensive deficiencies.
And, don't get me wrong, I get that player usage (whether it be toi, zone starts, qoc, etc.) is often an indicator of the skills/effectiveness of players in certain situations, whether that's only in the coaches eyes or reflected in the stats as well. But it just doesn't take a genius to play McDavid and Draisaitl a ****load and it doesn't require that they are strong defensive players to justify it.