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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Yeah IMO Francis is bang-on if he's asking about the poor showing by a lot of guys tonight (didn't hear the exact question).
You can absolutely be happy that they won tonight but they NEED to be better to win this series. Tonight's effort isn't going to cut it going forward.
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I've always felt like in a series you need to win a game thanks to your goaltender, a game thanks to your best players outscoring the other team, a game thanks to your special teams, and a game thanks to your depth. You can't rely on any one factor for too long, you need a perfect combo to go far.
Flames need the top line to show up, even if it's just for the PP.
Monahan has been criticized heavily for his lack of production (and rightly so), but I see him fighting through playoff tight checking in both ends of the rink. Gaudreau gets the puck in the defensive zone and gives the puck away almost exclusively when pressured. At the very least, Johnny needs to use his speed and elusiveness to draw penalties if he can't make the plays when needed.