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Originally Posted by Freddy
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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Agreed and this is where watching games live vs. TV makes such a huge difference. I find it hard to evaluate how an entire unit plays in their own zone as the camera follows the puck. I suppose you can go back and watch the game again and look for such things but who has time for that.
In theory Lindholm should be helping that line defensively but its hard to figure out. Lindholm, Gaudreau and Monahan are all minus players despite putting up a bunch of points. They're getting torched.