The Flames seem okay to go head to head with other teams top lines. The Flames top line does not match up with the other teams top line.... Eberle-McDavid-Lucic is better than Gaudreau-Monahan-Vertseeg.
The Flames would have won the game if Gaudreau-Monahan-Brouwer would have played 15 minutes against McDavid-Lucic-Versteeg.
If your #1 line is going to get beaten by the other teams #1 then you have to play your other lines more. Frolik-Backlund looked as better than Gaudreau Monahan. The Flames should have been doing everything they could to match them up against the McDavid line.
even strength ice time -
Monahan 15 Minutes
Gaudreau 15 minutes
Backlund 8 minutes
Frolik 9 minutes
Gaudreau has not justified his ice time on the road.
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