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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I don’t doubt that Johnny cares about the outcome of games.
I do question whether he had the ability to up his play during playoff times, when the going gets much tougher, especially for smaller skill players.
It’s really why a player like Patrick Kane is considered a franchise player.
Maybe this playoff will be the time for Johnny to shine?
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Johnny has shown the ability to raise his game in tournament play. His first year in the NCAA he was the Beanpot MVP and tossed his game throughout the college tournament. World juniors he scored a hat trick on team Canada in a huge game and lead the US in scoring. The World Cup he was one of the top 3 forwards on the exciting North America squad. He also scored that clutch goal against the Ducks in round 2 in 2015 with just seconds left.
I do think the fact Johnny has never been able to dominate a 7 game series and be a couple sister playoff performer lead to the questions he can’t step up when the games matter but he has shown in the past he can do it. He needs to figure out a way to be a factor for 4-7 consecutive games against the same team