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Originally Posted by Obsidian
Whichever line that went up against Toffoli's was terrible.
Assuming that was Stajan/Glenx. They sure stepped up and showed their defensive veteran prowess out there, ah.
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It was pretty much Monahan's line against Toffoli's line, especially when the goals were scored. This seemed to be the matchup Sutter wanted.
IMO, the Glencross/Stajan/Raymond line was actually the most consistent with respect to effort and keeping the puck in the Kings' end. I think this was partly because the Monahan and Backlund lines had their hands full.
Stajan, aside from one bad pass (resulting in no bad results), played a pretty strong game, including his assist on the Raymond goal. Raymond had his two goals (albeit one playing with Gaudreau for some reason). Glencross played fairly well and wasn't as behind the play as last game, and his bump through the crease helped out on the goal (I actually think it still goes in).
Someone asked about Colborne's TOI and I tend to think it was only a function of him having to centre the 4th line. I thought he played pretty well in the offensive zone. I think Stajan is a better 4th line centre, and maybe Colborne should have been between Glencross and Raymond (not that Stajan did a bad job there - I just think he helps Bollig more).
LA was desperate. It's actually a bit crazy to think Calgary should sweep any team, let alone the KIngs, and in their own building to boot.