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Message: [QUOTE="JeremyCuse, post: 3821674, member: 43"] To me Savage should have been getting draws as the #2 guy long before the ND game. Varello going into the Duke game was at a ghastly 28% and even now is only at 32%. We should have been giving Savage at least 2-3 draws a game. I do agree that faceoffs are tricky with the new rules and with trying to keep your #1 guy (Phaup) engaged and confidence up when you have to pull him. That said, he is 2-18 the last two games, I can't worry about his confidence or losing him for the season when he literally didn't win a clean draw the last two games. I like Phaup a lot and certainly don't want to give up on him by any stretch but we don't have time for him to figure this out over an undetermined amount of time. We need to win draws and if that's Savage or one of the younger guys you have to play them and work Phaup in as we can. [/QUOTE]