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Originally Posted by chedder
Going off topic but Johnny hasn't proven, in the playoffs at least, that he can carry the team on his back. He was great at times but not dominating by any stretch of the imagination.
This team still needs big steps from all of the big guns and next ones in order to make that elusive next step come playoff time.
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And against the Oilers that should not be as difficult as against teams with shutdown D or defensive system.
It was hard not to knock him down a grade based on that series.
The only thing that should stop a guy like Johnny from terrorizing the Oilers in their end is when their two stars have the puck on their stick, which is only some of the time.
I still don't even know what I watched there.