I watched the game late last night and the thing that stuck out for me was how much more jump Monahan had, he was legit sprinting into battles to keep pucks low and dusted off his high slot/ perimeter wrister. I feel like Bennett - Monahan - Brouwer is GG's best combo to date as far as matching the "big dogs" against the oppositions best line. The Tkachuk -Backlund - Frolik line is a solid 'second line' and the bottom six are winning the energy/momentum matchups. I'm pumped, in some ways I think all the early adversity is going to produce a roster & identity that gets stronger as the season goes and hopefully finishes the season with momentum & confidence regardless of what seed they go into the playoffs in.
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