I honestly think that Gaudreau gets too much of a free pass for his play this year. People are blaming Chiasson, Bennett, Monahan, Brouwer etc for his issues but he hasn't been that good.
Outside of the stretch when he came back from injury this year he hasn't been that good - and I'm not sure you can blame linemates for all of his issues.
He had 11 points and was -10 in the 17 games he played before his injury - and a lot of the time his line was getting beat up by other teams. He played great upon his return when he put up 14 points in 10 games and was a -1.
However since his 3 point game against Colorado he has put up only 3 points in his last 10 games.
Monahan has looked like a completely different player when he gets off of Gaudreau's line this year, and when playing with Bennett and Chiasson he hasn't made them look much better.
He just doesn't seem to have that extra step this year that he had last year and due to it isn't able to use his edgework to create the separation that he is usually able to create.
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