Great work. Love this line:
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Finally Gaudreau takes the line, sees everyone play the pass and stone cold buries it upstairs with just 19.5 seconds left on the clock.
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No panic, no hesitation. Even the celebration is pretty muted -- like he knew exactly what he wanted to do and he did it.
You also hit the nail on the head with this:
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Johnny Gaudreau is a big game player and it’s the tail end of his rookie season. Think about that. The guy took it upon himself to tie that game. That takes stones, and only NHL elite have stones that size. The safe play with 21 seconds left is to distribute the puck, he keeps it looks off the pass and buries it. Star is born
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I thought Johnny has really struggled this series, as the Ducks have been all over him whenever he gets the puck. Fortunately, the 5 on 3 gave him the space he needed, and like the great ones, he can take that one opportunity and bury it.
P.S. Ramo's save against Perry in OT was great, but I think his blocker save on Getzlaf was just as good. Elite NHL scorer standing alone in the slot, and Ramo makes the save. You can't make this stuff up...