When it comes to the Colorado Avalanche, the coaching staff has an easier time than most when it comes to distributing ice time. It’s obvious which forward line deserves more shifts than the rest.
Nathan MacKinnon playing 22:17 a game makes him the only forward in the NHL that leads his team in ice time. Every other team has a defenseman playing the most. Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog naturally make up two of the next three on the TOI list - Erik Johnson being the other.
Every time Coach Bednar throws his big-three on the ice they are a threat to score.