Well, that's my point. I don't think resting McDavid for 2 weeks if he's healthy and ready to go is going to help. Does he really need THAT much rest headed into the playoffs if he's not nursing a lingering injury?You selectively edited my post.
I actually said...If its going to help then there is no reason to play McDavid.
So to expand on that...if it is going to help Connor then its better IMO to prioritize the playoffs as opposed to finishing first.
As I mentioned having to close out what amounts to a long season by playing 6 games in 9 days is a recipe for fatigue and/or injury.
So even in a general sense I would rather see a rested team not finish first as opposed to a more fatigued team finsihing first.
What I'm saying is that there's more choices than just sitting McDavid for the rest of the regular season or playing him 6 games in 9 nights or what is now 5 games in 7 nights.
What I'm suggesting to you is that McDavid should get at least a few games in before the end of the season especially since the division is still up for grabs. If they sat him lets say 2 games, it would be 3 games in 7 nights which I doubt runs him into the ground.