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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Monahan played 1 minute of OT.
11seconds of the two full minute pp.
Lucic had 28 seconds of OT pp time
Why.
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Teams don't practice a lot of 4 on 3 powerplay.
The Flames setup (most teams actually) has a player as the central bump back option, which is Monahan.
With a 4 on 3 powerplay you don't have that guy, so you tend to surround the slot with a triangle with a net front presence.
Tkachuk was the net front guy on powerplay one, Lucic was the net front guy on unit two.
Monahan is neither the move the puck guy on the perimeter nor the net front guy.
Certainly worth debating but his thought process at least makes sense under those assertions/assumptions.