Great games from Backlund, Frolik, and Tkachuk as usual.
Giordano was a beast tonight. Best game of the year by far for him.
I think Mony is feeling it again. Hopefully for good this time. When he's on his game I really believe he's as good a centre as anyone else in the league (excluding Crosby, McDavid). The difference between those guys and Mony is consistency. If Mony can keep it up I like what we have.
Shaky start from Johnson but was solid after that. Not tested too much but didn't allow any stinkers when it was 4-2 that could have killed them.
I'm starting to feel bad for Gaudreau. I don't think he's been that bad, I think the fact of the matter is that Chiasson and Bennett simply aren't good enough (or in Bennett's case isn't playing good enough as I believe he's a good player when he's on) to play with him. I can think of two times off the top of my head where Johnny set them up for a goal and they choked. I've seen enough of Chiasson in the top-6 and I'm totally on board with sitting Bennett down for a game. He looks like a frustrated player who's overthinking things.
Feel bad for the 4th line. They were punished twice because of the officials inability to perform their jobs properly. Yes the plays were offside, but they were so close that I don't think it would have made a difference. Never been a fan of the coaches challenge, it takes too much life out of the game.
Oh well, Flames won and that's all that matters!
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