Montreal Canadiens Defensemen Andrei Markov has been putting up great numbers as the Canadiens continue their amazing start to the year. At age 37 many wondered if Andrei Markov could keep on playing a top four role because his play seemed to decline last season. However one reason for Markov’s sudden decline was that he played way too many minutes last season.
Markov Played too Much in 2015-16
The Habs game plan was to figure out how they could reduce Markov’s minutes from a top pairing defender to slide back to a top four player. Their were 41 games last season when Markov cracked over 24 minutes per game and some games where he played over 30 minutes.