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Originally Posted by Igottago
Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuck, Lindholm. Its on these guys. The effort will be there under Sutter but if these guys aren't converting the wins won't come. Best players being the best players, the same thing that has been needed the last few seasons.
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It seemed like at least 3 of those 4 had put forth the effort last night. Some of the execution was lacking. They'd give the effort and make great plays just to give Gibson an easy save after everything.
The game would have been a shutout if not for Gaudreau, so he is the last guy I would crap on. I think he really misses Monahan as a dependable trigger man. Something is just not right with Monahan and I suspect it is related to his injuries and surgeries. He is probably playing through a lot of pain I imagine and it affects his drive overall.
Aside from Tkachuk's dumb penalty from the bench, I thought he was doing the best he could. The Flames really need to do something about him getting mugged at almost every whistle though. Most of the time, I am not even sure what he is doing to piss the other team off so much, other than trying to score. The Ducks were constantly jumping on him over, for what seemed to me was practically nothing. Skating to fast towards the goal and stopping before making contact? It's not a crime to try to make the goalie flinch. I think they know that because of his reputation as #### disturber, they can play the refs against him by making him react. After getting glove punch every time he drives the net, it's no wonder that he gets neutralized by the opponent.
And Lindholm was his consistent self. No complaints there.
I can also see why we signed Lewis. They has a great motor.