Looking forward to a bounceback game from Elliott; I'm a little concerned that so many goals came on the blocker/stick side. I wonder if that was scouted or just (bad) luck.
I can live with the Gaudreau non-call but the McDavid penalty shot (which was a direct result from the non-call) was a joke. I really hope it isn't a Wideman thing because there is no excuse for that kind of call. Brutal.
The top line needs a few more practices together -- Johnny can't do it all by himself.
As for the D-pairings, I don't think you'll see massive changes just yet -- Gulutzan needs to save a little face. Grossmann to the press-box is obvious; the smart thing to do would be to reunite Gio/Brodie but I wouldn't be surprised if we see Gio/Wideman for another game. This leaves Brodie/Hamilton and then Jokipakka/Engelland to start game two.
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