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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
So in all the PGT turmoil, have been thinking about Johnny.
He will be fine but what can he do to elevate his game and deal with this style of heavy hockey come playoff time?
Are there examples of other smaller JG type players who have been able to make the required adjustments? Patrick Kane?
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What Gaudreau needs to do is play more off the puck against teams like this. Give and Goes where his linenates can open him up.
However neither of his linemates are strong enough on the puck for that to be an option. Monahan had a lot of rushes in this game himself and couldn't do anything to open up his linemates, and Lindholm seems to be more of a grinder/finisher than a line driver.
If we could just acquire a Kopitar or Kuznetsov type playmaking center, Gaudreau would have much less pressure to make something out of nothing againdt converging numbers every shift.