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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The latest Athletic article by Kent Wilson offers some data to back up what's evident to a lot of us watching the game - that Gaudreau and Monahan are poor without the puck.
https://theathletic.com/606253/2018/...g-flames-back/
This echoes a comment I read in the Hockey News a few weeks ago questioning if dealing Hamilton was enough to address the problem the Flames have with core players who don't play well without the puck.
So while we're busy pointing the finger at Brodie and Smith for the defensive shortcomings of the team, the top line deserves some of the blame. Few teams accomplish much in this league without their top forwards figuring out that they need to bear down as hard defensively as they do when they have the puck on their sticks. |
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Originally Posted by Beatle17
Now do that for all the top scoring lines in the league. Basically they are paid to score, very few top line players are Anze Kopitar. Maybe if they weren't saddled with the black hole Brodie all night they may not be so bad considering his man is standing alone in front of the net all night.
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Ahh good. Took about as long as expected.