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Originally Posted by N26
I played with a guy who had a similar style to Gaudreau's way back when. Obviously not as good as him but he was a small. fast winger with a lot of moves. When we, or even just him, weren't getting the points he would get frustrated and try to do too much himself.
We wouldn't enter the zone with much structure and it was very hard to know where to be for him. Good teams would force him into situations where he dazzled yet ultimately ran out of options. They did this by double-teaming him at crucial points and taking away his favourite options (say like Johnny's curl inside the zone and hitting the trailer). So many plays were ultimately "scrambled eggs" type plays and myself and the centre were forever guessing at what the right place to be was.
I don't think Monahan and Lindholm are playing well at all but I feel for them. The line needs to play with more structure and be less predictable. You can see half of Johnny's giveaways coming before they cross centre ice these days.
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If Monahan doesn't misfire on the one shot that went about 15 miles wide - we're all saying they are back and everything is fine.
Yes you need results - but when they aren't coming you have to look to look at the big picture. Last night they had some good chances and didn't bury them. Its a step in the right direction.