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Originally Posted by dino7c
Gaudreau's playoff numbers aren't even bad considering the help he has
yeah its worse than regular season numbers but the competition is also higher
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Agreed.
I’d also like to see him without Monahan in the playoffs. In the past, 13 and 23 would put up boatloads of offense when the games were loose and everybody is running & gunning.
But as soon as the calendar flipped and the games became very tightly checked, the offense completely evaporated from this duo. As good as both looked running and gunning, they looked equally bad in playoff like games. The rush chances were gone, they turned pucks over and they were consistently hemmed in their own zone a lot.
With his new line though, it’s completely different. Even if they’re having trouble scoring that game, they’re not hurting you in the defensive end. In fact, Tkachuk and Gaudreau haven’t been scored on at 5 on 5 yet this season and the season is already 20% over, that’s actually hard to even fathom.
That’s how you win the in the NHL, especially in the playoffs. When you have a player who’s 3rd in the league in even strength points and has yet to be scored on at 5 on 5. That’s winning hockey.