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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I'm sorry, but having to play Lucic or Bennett 18 minutes a night for an extended period of time is a heck of a lot worse than Gaudreau putting up .6 points per game.
Bennett - Backlund - Mangiapane is a million times worse than Tkachuk - Backlund - Mangiapane
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Backlund basically vanished playing the wing. When he wasn't invisible he was missing scoring opportunities that Tobias Rieder in an Oilers jersey would bury.
That's how bad the slumps have been this season. Monahan has spent a portion of the season in the witness protection plan. Gaudreau spent a good portion of the season turning over the puck like mad. Honestly these guys were hurting the team more than they were helping. There's a reason the Flames are two points behind a crap team like the Oilers and it's been that their top players have all had poor seasons. Just like the team had a collective high season they have followed with a collective low season. The truth is in the middle and the fact they even hold a playoff spot after prolonged stretches of really poor hockey is testament to the talent on this team that they are still right up there with teams that have overachieved in the Oilers and Canucks.