Posters are generally blaming Flames woes on Smith and Brodie, but I appreciate Bingo shedding light on how much of a defensive liability our top line is. I think Lindholm is the perfect winger/ alternate center for that line, but that is a tough role given Gaudreau is soft on the boards & prone to high risk turnovers while Monahan doesn’t drive play or defend at a 1st line level. I don’t have answers to this issue, but if that line doesn’t give up as many juicy scoring chances on Smith I think our record would be better.
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