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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I don’t think there’s much more to discuss than Gaudreau and Monahan. This team goes as they go, that’s it. Bottom line.
It’s not coaching or goaltending or lines 2-4, and it’s not the D.
It’s Gaudreau and Monahan.
Not dangerous, not doing what’s needed. Drive to the net... get in front of the net... my personal favourite- GET OPEN. Specifically here are plays that need to expire from Gaudreau’s mind:
-shots from 20 feet out
-shots from 30 feet out
-slap shots from a bad angle at 20 feet out
-button hooks
Gaudreau used to be shifty. Hard to predict. Now he’s the most predictable player on the team. He also needs somebody to pass to, to support him. So if Monahan isn’t interested or can’t be in position for those passes- you have to change the outlet pass player.
Not hard. They need to break them apart, and then yes lastly, they have to care more. But they won’t and we have known this for several years so get ready for the same thing we have seen the last year and a half. These guys got paid- now they don’t have to care. The end.
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Again, don't lump this on Monahan. A good example is the stupid bump back on the pp rush. Everyone has to stop skating at the blueline and wait for Johnny, where he proceeds to get half way across the line and passes to Monahan who is standing and waiting with a defenceman right beside him, it doesn't work. The only guy who seems to carry the puck into the zone on the pp is Backlund, who never gives a pass to a guy standing still. I would rather see Monahan playing with Mang/Dube etc., than with Johnny.