I wasn't a fan of the trade but am warming up to it. I've always thought one of the biggest offensive needs of this team the past decade has been a reliable one-timer. For whatever reason this team has had no one reliable since Wideman's 2015 season and before that Cammy and Iggy.
As good a shooter Monahan is, he rarely does it. Tkachuk actually has a great one, but rarely uses it. Gio does his all weird, and Stone's never goes in. That seems to be where it ends. Johnny and Wideman had such great chemistry years ago with a nice crisp pass to Wideman and him one-timing it. It would be fantastic if Gustaffson and Johnny could find similar chemistry.
|