Why can't it be (50
) shades of grey instead of black and white?
I personally agree and think Noel does lean on vets too much, but sometimes that's a right decision to make.
Hainsey has lots and lots of experience on the off-side in the NHL level (which isn't unusual for lefties) while Redmond and Postma had little to no experience of play at the NHL at all and zero experience on the offside. Postma and Redmond for the most part have been severely sheltered, predominately facing bottom6 players and starting most of their shifts in the offensive zone (both around 60% which is more than non-Sedins get). Enstrom and Hainsey have almost gained exclusive rights on top6 match-ups while in the Dzone for about 60% of their shifts as well... Heck, Postma doesn't even face tough match-ups in the AHL (eye test only, no adv stats for AHL).
Scheifele vs Wellwood may not currently be as close as some may care to admit. Wellwood is a player much like Hainsey, where sometimes he may not be obvious or appear to be doing much when he's actually doing a lot. There has to be some reason why the Jets' are out-chancing their opponents 21:1 per 60 mins when Wellwood is on the ice, but when he's not they average (key word is average) being out-chanced 10:1 per 60 mins...
Also, Postma not getting a chance was Chevaldayoff's decision and he explained it last season too (I believe in the end of season press conference). It was something along the lines that the plan was to call him up when they were mathematically out of the playoffs and then scratch/rest Byfuglien, but by the time that happened there was barely any season left and IceCaps were pushing hard.