This Needs to Stop

A reoccurring theme in recent Oilers broadcast came up yet again last night. Kevin Quinn and Louie DeBrusk talking about one of the great things about playing Steve MacIntyre is that it allow Tom Renney to give guys that are playing well some extra ice time.

Let that sink in for a second.

Is it just me or is this monumentally stupid?

If I wanted to sit here all day, I could probably come up with about 437 things that are wrong about this concept. In the interest of brevity, I will list only 3.

1. Every NHL coach gives guys that are playing well some extra ice time. Even coaches that don't have a useless goon to bench.

2. Having a real NHL player instead of Steve MacIntyre would give you 12 forwards who could potentially have a good game rather than 11.

3. There is not one single great thing about having Steve MacIntyre in the lineup.

I know Quinn and DeBrusk are paid by the team to convince fans that the Oilers are not as awful as they may seem, but this is colossally stupid and needs to stop. Immediately.