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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Monahan is the superior player.
Monahan is clutch - measurably more clutch.
Likewise, Monahan as over twice as many Game Winning Goals ( the 4th most in the history of the Flames)
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I'n not a big fan of Laine for sure, I like Monny quite abit more, so no argument from me on that.
But game winning goals is a hugely flawed stat. I don't believe it's even an official stat.
In a 7-3 game, the GWG is the 4th goal. Even if it gave you a 4-0 lead, and the 3rd goal for the other team was scored late in the game, changing the GWG for no real reason.
In my view the GWG should be the goal the put a team into the lead they never gave up. So, in my example, assuming the Flames never lost he lead (including a tie) after scoring the first goal, that first goal stands up as the GWG. That goal is certainly more important than that 4th goal. We've evens eem empty netters as game winners when the other team pots a late goal to bring them within 1.
GWG is not an official stat because any way you want to define it, it's flawed.