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Originally Posted by DFyvie
I wonder if you did the experiment with the Present Day Edmonton Oilers. Splitting up versus combining Draissaitl and McJesus. It would be a more binary test so a bit simpler. The Oilers are a bit of a flawed team in many ways so I'm not sure if it would make the results more of less drastic though.
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I've done this but didn't take down any numbers or anything from it, just observations. In the first year or two, it doesn't work particularly well as there isn't enough talent on the roster for either to thrive with their own line and I don't think either had a top 5 point finish in the first two years (19-20 and 20-21) when they were separated. In year three I put them together and their numbers both exploded with McDavid winning the Art Ross and Draisaitl coming in 3rd despite missing games.
As I started drafting and developing other top talents and as a few already drafted guys like Yamamoto and Lavoie started panning out I was able to spread the talent better but did put them together some years.
For what it's worth over a about a 15 year save I never won a cup with them together but won 3 with them on separate lines.