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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Which thankfully, he genuinely is. In fact, he is top 6 in my book right now. He's obviously still got lots of learning to do, but he's been stepping up when other guys have gone into a rut or lull.
Right now my top six are Mony, Johnny, Hudler, Bennett, Jones, Stajan. Although I don't necessarily want Stajan playing in the top 6, he is certainly been good in these here playoffs.
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That's an interesting discussion on its own
I agree that he would be in that mix, and have to keep reminding myself he's 18 with 9 NHL games when he does things that show he's not 100% ready to be in the situation he's in.
The top six forwards?
Stajan has been a warrior, really glad they kept this guy
Gaudreau has been the most consistent of the top 6 offensively
Jones I've liked, he's been great in 3 games and present in the other 5
Monahan and Hudler have been pretty much MIA save for two games where they lit it up. Very strange. I said all season that I expected Monahan to take a step back this season but instead saw him take a huge step forward. The playoffs have had him look like my prediction however. Still thinking injury.
Huder? He's either not a great playoff guy (tight checking / more hitting) or also has an injury (and I don't mean from game one in this series)
and then yeah Bennett and Ferland are the other two that have really stirred the drink, and Bennett has been more consistent of the two.
Take game one ... only goal in a 6-1 loss goes to Bennett. It was a who cares goal, but who's the guy that puts it in? The 18 year old. Can't argue with his stats line certainly.