Obviously it is, but if it's the only or even the most important criterion you're going to use to talk about deserving to be on the cup, there are plenty of front office people who didn't play any games either. And by that logic, why is a guy like Bennett who only played 1 game and contributed nothing to the cup win any more deserving? Even if the Pens do decide they can't include another player because they've given that spot to Dupuis, that isn't on Dupuis and has nothing to do with how deserving he is or isn't. That's a choice they've made, not one the league has forced on them.
Re: General post-SCF thread
Obviously it is, but if it's the only or even the most important criterion you're going to use to talk about deserving to be on the cup, there are plenty of front office people who didn't play any games either. And by that logic, why is a guy like Bennett who only played 1 game and contributed nothing to the cup win any more deserving? Even if the Pens do decide they can't include another player because they've given that spot to Dupuis, that isn't on Dupuis and has nothing to do with how deserving he is or isn't. That's a choice they've made, not one the league has forced on them.