Fatigue

BKL · 01-15-2018, 01:05 AM

At what point should you scratch a player for a game....90%...80%...70%

Just noticed my second line RW was at 65% so I didn’t dress him.

What a good general guideline?

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JeffR · 01-15-2018, 02:38 AM

The main effect of low fitness is reducing the player's game fatigue limit, so he'll still be able to be effective for a while, but will tire out much sooner. So, rather than not dressing a guy entirely, you could play him but with reduced icetime (although that won't help him recover his fitness level - if you're at a busy point in the schedule, it may make sense to rest him for a game so he's not running out of gas early in every game.)

01-15-2018, 01:05 AM	#1
BKL All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 921	Fatigue At what point should you scratch a player for a game....90%...80%...70% Just noticed my second line RW was at 65% so I didn’t dress him. What a good general guideline? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-15-2018, 02:38 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	The main effect of low fitness is reducing the player's game fatigue limit, so he'll still be able to be effective for a while, but will tire out much sooner. So, rather than not dressing a guy entirely, you could play him but with reduced icetime (although that won't help him recover his fitness level - if you're at a busy point in the schedule, it may make sense to rest him for a game so he's not running out of gas early in every game.)