I wonder if it's time to try Monahan and Hudler apart and see what happens. We've only really seen two periods (Bennett joined Monahan and Gaudreau) against Philadelphia and that's been it.
Monahan hasn't been good, no doubt, but Hudler is at least as guilty of a terrible start. He just doesn't seem to have a clue in his own zone right now.
Weak attempts to get the puck out, not watching his dman to see if they are creeping up in the play.
I think it's time to demote him and see what a top six looks like with say Ferland in his place.
The Flames are rebuilding they don't need to "fix" Hudler
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