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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Sigh.. not a horrible game at all, but a lot of the same lack of creativity. I think Gaudreau just isn't as effective without Monahan - Monahan is far from just a guy riding coattails on that line...
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This is really key. It seems that Monahan had been fighting through something long before he was shut-down, which I think had a huge impact on the team's fortunes dow the stretch, but it's additionally really telling that Gaudreau has gone pointless since Monahan's last game.
Sean Monahan is much more important to the success of the Flames than many people—it would seem—realize.