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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Johnny was one of our biggest problems that series IMO. I choose not to blame Monahan for Gaudreau's no show. Gaudreau is our biggest star and he was terrible in the series.
Very discouraging play by some of our top players.
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Johnny's problem was execution. Obviously he needs to be more clutch. If he scores that penalty shot or breakaway we might be gearing up for another game tomorrow. But he was at least noticeable and trying to create opportunities.
You can't blame Johnny for Monahan being invisible however, unless you think its Gaudreau's duty to literally do all the work and bank pucks in off Monahan's backside. Even though Johnny wasn't good, he was by far better than Monahan in terms of overall compete.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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