Striiker
Former Flyers Fan
Which is what I've been talking about all along
I want Nolan to get 2 things:
- opportunity for 15-16 mins per game
- opportunity for time on PP1
As for Couts, take a look at his linemates over his career and look at how much time he's spent getting PP1 opportunity. Now, look at his offensive output. If you don't see a correlation there and why is offensive game never developed, then I can't help you and we can, say with me, agree to disagree.
On the bright side, the thing bodes well for Nolan is this I guess:
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(hopefully you like jokes)
Yes, Patrick needs enough playing time.
Yes, Patrick needs PP time.
But noooooo, it doesn't have to be the 1st unit.
As for Couts...
Did his usage limit his offensive production? Yes.
Did his linemates limit his offensive production? Yes.
Does the 2nd unit being trash limit his offensive production? Yes.
BUT, did never playing on the top powerplay unit specifically stop him from developing better offensive skills? NOOOO. If he plays on the top unit as a 19 year old he doesn't suddenly have better speed, better passing, better vision, a better shot.
Does he have more points because he's playing with better people? Yes, but he's a worse fit for that spot than the current occupant of that spot is, so whatever points his resume gains would be less than the points we'd be losing off the resume of whoever he replaced... and that hurts the teams overall scoring.