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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I saw Backlund fishing a few pucks out of the net last night with his -3 and in fact Johnny and Monahan were the few forwards that were only -1. These two players and Tkachuk are pretty well the only thing this franchise has going for it and blaming them for a team issue that predates them is silly. The flames blue line has underperformed for a decade now. Great on paper, crap on ice.
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Well simple numbers suggest the Monahan/Gaudreau line has been leaking chances against for years, so not sure why you are so quick to give them a pass based on plus/minus comparables in one game.
Vanek hockey doesn't win. You need guys that are willing to do the dirty work when the puck is in their own zone.