I know we have other threads about the incredible season Gaudreau is having but it sure is nice to see some national attention and appreciation from the other teams.
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“It’s just nice you don’t have to worry about that as much,” he said. “The refs have done a great job with harping down on that a little bit more. It gives us a little more space and time to make plays rather than worrying about breaking a finger or breaking a wrist or something.”
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It amounts to good business for a league that celebrated the quarter mark of the season last week by trumpeting a 12.4 per cent increase in scoring.
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“You can see less and less sticks around your wrists, your fingers,” said Gaudreau. “It was difficult [before]. I think a lot of skill players were getting it. When you have the puck on your stick that much in a game, players are going to start whacking and hacking.”
The Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland line tends to spend a lot of time with the puck. They’ve controlled 57.35 per cent of even-strength shot attempts while playing together – fourth best among NHL trios with at least 200 minutes played, according to Corsica.hockey.
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Babcock gained a healthy respect for the Flames while breaking down tape before Tuesday’s game. In the Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland line, he sees “two real heavy guys and then a guy who is flat-out just fun to watch.”
“Actually, fun to pre-scout,” added the Leafs coach. “He’s doing a lot of good things out there.”
Amazing things happen when you let Johnny Hockey play.
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