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Originally Posted by keenan87
People keep bringing up the Capitals.
I am sorry but Backstrom and Ovechkin are not Gaudreau and Monahan. Not to mention another superstar in Kuznetsov. You are comparing this core to a team with arguably the greatest goal scorer of all time.
How about the Flames after the lockout as an example instead? Iginla, Regehr, Langkow, Kiprusoff... keeping the core together did nothing for the Flames. Or the Sedins in Vancouver.
Sometimes you need to realize who is a clutch player and make appropriate changes.
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The thing is Gaudreau and Monahan have both had several clutch moments in the past. Remember Johnny was right there with Mackinnon and McDavid in the World Cup. Johnny won’t the Beanpot and Frozen Four MVP as a rookie. He scored a clutch goal to help the Flames get a win against the Ducks in 2015. Monahan is among the franchise leaders in game winning goals.
Both guys have shown to be clutch in the past. They were key in carrying this team to a regular season that hasn’t happened in 30 years. They had a bad series so now let’s cut bait? For what might I ask. How are we trading either guy for an upgrade?
Writing off a 24 and 25 year old is risky and silly. Luckily Treliving is neither