Everybody asking for more "playoff experience" is crazy. That is EXACTLY what we signed Neal and brouwer for. And both moves, at the time, were mostly lauded for bringing in playoff experience to the young group.
I believe Johnny will figure it out eventually. I've been very skeptical of his ability to pick it up in the playoffs but I still gotta believe a guy like that who delivers like he did in the regular season and is as competitive as he is will be motivated to put the work in and maybe work on his strength in the off-season. He showed a willingness to actually much it up a bit this series which I've NEVER seen from him. Him getting in a scrum tonight was something I've never seen from him before.
As Johnny goes, so does this team. Monahan I'm concerned about though. He seems like the kind of guy that is just happy to be here in the NHL. Interestingly enough we all saw him as a "character guy" with "leadership skills" (hence the A), but now we just see him as a slot presence finisher and nothing more.
Another year full of development of our young core (which is still one of the estimate in the league I'd argue) and this very valuable playoff experience, and I think we'll only get better.
No need to blow it up. I thought lindboln was pretty good this series and it was nice to see that physical side if him (I ran into his brother at the game and I KNEW he was his brother because he looked and talked exactly the same). But man, Neal..... Looking worse than lucic now.
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