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The good news is Gaudreau has nine shots on goal, tops among Flames forwards. (From the blue-line, Dougie Hamilton has already fired 13 on target.)
The bad news is that the wee winger owns a minus-4 rating, equal with Mikael Backlund for the worst mark on the team.
Gaudreau admitted that the past week and change has been a whirlwind — he’s still staying in a hotel as he shops for real estate in Calgary — but insisted his training-camp absence has not affected his early-season performance.
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I think the absence from Calgary and training camp did effect Gaudreau, he seems 2 steps behind the play and is bobbling the puck like I've never seen from him before. He'll get back to the Johnny Hockey we all know and love but missing time away from Calgary did hurt him.