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Pat's avatar

Something to keep in mind with the coaching staff decision to keep Hakanpaa in the lineup is his physical game.

He leads all Dallas D with 196 hits...In second place Suter with 74.

Even if "hits" are a small part of all the other stuff, my guess is that it still resonate heavily in the heads of most NHL coaches.

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Tom Roise's avatar

I wish I had time to read the entire article. If you mentioned this I apologize.

If a team has the luxury to consider a healthy scratch. Why not alternate the players as matched up against the opponent? I would think this would make more sense, resting those, players, while alternating and adjust to the opponent that they’re playing that day that night or that week.

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