So... just to be clear...
People wanted Connor off schiefs line and replaced by Ehlers because they'd be better defensively. Then Bones takes that line and deploys them in defensive zone starts, which is where you'd want to deploy a line that's supposed to be good defensively. Weird
Everyone wanted a line that could match up with the other team's best lines and win. Guess where other teams deploy their top line? In the O zone.
Sometimes I wonder whether or not people look at anything but spreadsheets
I think the argument is more why is the Lowry line getting more offensive deployment then the Scheifele line. To me I'd be more inclined to give the Lowry line the heavier defensive workload. But the teams winning and playing better hockey and qe are getting other lines to step up which is going to be important for the playoffs.