The reason tonight’s game felt familiar: the top minute getters/core of this team haven’t changed since last season. Going on the powerplay so early in the game prevented Peters from rolling all 4 lines to get the bench engaged and team speed in. Unfortunately Monahan and Gaudreau don’t have a strong forecheck or push the pace of the game, so if their not putting the other team on their heels with wizard goals the momentum is swaying back & forth.
I believe after a couple periods of 5on5 where we see the ‘balance’ of all 4 lines bringing different looks will validate the optimism we fans feel about this roster.
On another note, who would you say has the highest hockey IQ on the team right now, and what about trying that combination on the PP? (...Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Gio, Hanafin, Dube??)
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