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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
It's weird to me about the johnny talk. It seems to me Tkachuk is the guy on the line that has nothing going. Can't make a pass, falling down and not getting to the front of the net to tip pucks.
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Tkachuk has definitely been very quiet too.
I might be biased, but from what I've seen that line loses the puck most often because of Gaudreau attempting a pass that has almost no chance of making it to another Flame.
I don't think Tkachuk can be as effective offensively if we give the puck away before he gets a chance to screen/tip/dig for rebounds, or set up behind the net. Likewise, Lindholm doesn't get those onetimers in the slot when the puck gets turned over again and again.
I'm not sure what the adjustment needs to be, but that line hasn't looked dangerous at all yet, other than a 5 second PP goal early in Game 1. Need more offensively from all 3, but Gaudreau obviously stirs the drink on that line when it comes to generating chances.