There's no reason he can't play 18-20 mins, especially if he's not getting left out to dry defensively by his partner for half the night. He's played extremely well defensively despite the fancy stats.
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Nemec has been a boat anchor most of the year and keeps getting caught up ice. Casey has had to defend like a dozen odd man rushes already.
Its just not true.
Nemec was great against Arizona-Utah. He was a good piece against Hurricanes. He was defenseman who won puck battles, took the puck away, or didn't give opportunity to create more dangerous chances. Nemec was responsible for escaping. Canes always using Casey side to enter the zone or create traffic from his side. Casey was responsible for continuing of canes action mostly. Because of his lack of experience, little mistakes, positional and just losing the space battles.
Nemec was good defensively in three games minimum and he definitely did his job against canes. Casey was good in one. But he was okay enough in most games as a rookie. He is trying to make right things, Keefe is limiting his ice time but its not about 6-8 min, he is good enough.
Casey is fun and interesting in O zone, but now he is not close to Nemec in overall actions and especially in D zone. Its okay to be fanboy, but unfair hate and lie is pure nonsense. He is god enough but he isn't better to play more than he is playing, he is not good enough to play meaningful situations in D zone. Nemec is.
You are acting like a mtl fan and it doesn't make any favor and create bad vibe and this kind of conversation in fan base. Its ok to admit that Nemec is much better now in d zone, and that Casey is better in O zone. And their ice time and their using by our coach is translating it very clearly.
We have glenwo who is fan of Bratt but he doesn't make an effort to sh1t on every other player for not helping to cover "The Prima".