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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Are we forgetting why the team split its top six forwards over three lines in the first place? Because the Gaudreau-Monahan line gets absolutely steamrolled against opposing top lines in the playoffs. Shift after shift. Game after game. To the point where it’s embarrassing to watch.
Gaudreau and Monahan are so one-dimensional that the whole forward lineup has to tailored to protect them. A top line of Gaudreau-Monahan- any other Flames forward has opposing coaches salivating over the matchup. I don’t see how anyone who watched the last three Flames series can think the status quo of Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm or whoever was tenable.
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If Backlund and Tkachuk had shown up in the Colorado series we might not even be having this convo!
All of our lines got dominated in that series. It wasn't an individual line failing, and further not all of our lines have to be designed to protect Johnny and Mony. They just have to produce at a reasonable pace (especially when Johnny and Mony arent.)
Our other lines dont produce at a reasonable pace, and so we rely on Johnny and Mony to produce the vast majority of the team's offense. This is why Tre was trying to shoehorn Lindy into a 2c, more stable offensive production option outside of Johnny Mony.