The Flames are spreading the wealth. They’ve used Gaudreau on two different lines.
I’ve been impressed with Ward’s changes. Putting Johnny on the third line with Ryan and Lucic for a few shifts gets the opposing line’s bottom 6 against them... and Johnny kills them when that happens. And once Johnny is having a hell of a game and/or team is trailing by a goal or two, Johnny gets more ice time with Monahan and Backlund. It’s been working to perfection. And, when Johnny has bad games, Dube has been able to pick up more ice time. It has been a win-win situation for the all star winger and the up-and-coming rookie.
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