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Originally Posted by JTech780
5v5 Playoff Points:
Johnny Gaudreau 4 points in 30 games
Sean Monahan 4 points in 30 games
Elias Lindholm 2 points in 15 games
Matthew Tkachuk 3 points in 15 games
Mikael Backlund 5 points in 30 games
This core isn't getting the job done when the games matter most. I know it won't happen, but if this team wants to win a Cup they need to find a new core group of players.
I know it's not a fair comparison because MacKinnon is probably the best player in the game but he has 26 points at 5v5 in 38 career playoff games. Ryan O'Reilly had 16 5v5 points in 26 games last year on the way to winning a Cup.
To me it shows that the top players on this team aren't even coming close to being good enough.
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Many forwards are to blame 5 on 5 but we must also consider the complete lack of offensive engagement by the D 5 on 5 as well. No D was threatening.