Teams are playing gross, tight checking, defensively sound hockey and the Flames can’t seem figure it out. We saw a few examples of this early on in the season and it resulted in being shut out. Treliving really should’ve tried to pick up at least 1 heavier player who can dump the puck in, chase it down, win the puck battle and start cycling. Without a reliable player like that, there’s too many one and dones.
Monahan looks just awful right now. Completely unnoticable and when he does try something, it goes awry. He’s been the most disappointing player since the ASG and every other center on this team has seemingly passed him in terms of effectiveness. He’s way too easy to defend right now and it’s hurting his line.
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