Over who? Who would he get more minutes than? Rielly and Muzzin? Because those are the guys ahead of Dermott and he isn't taking minutes from them.

Play him on his off side. The fact that his minutes dropped significantly since last season tells you all you need to know. He’s just not very good. He’s a fine sheltered bottom pairing guy. I hate when leafs fans rate him like this top 4 potential guy. Maybe in 2015/2016, but not now

When did his numbers drop? He's always been an analytics darling. He isn't as good as Holl or Brodie, who's he going to move up over? This is the same bull**** rhetoric people on here use for him all the time. If he was so good he'd get more time, yeah if there was space for him but there isn't so instead he's a extremely good 3rd pair defender. That can't be argued. Saying he isn't because he hasn't had a chance to be a top 4 defender because the team has good depth is the dumbest of arguments.

FFS Zach bogosian gets more minutes than Dermott. Saying he’s an “extremely good third pairing defensemen” is such a bias take. An extremely good third pairing D can slide up into the top 4 and average more than 12 minutes a game. The leafs aren’t exactly a defensive juggernaut. The fact that he only plays 12 minutes a night is sad. He’s one of the most overhyped guys on TO. Both babcock and Keefe don’t trust him. He’s not that good. He’s a fine sheltered 3rd pairing Dman.

He has when its been needed but luckily we've been healthy.