Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Tkachuk actually wasn't great in the playoffs for the Flames.
2018-2019: 2-1 in 5 games
2019-2020: 1-1 in 6 games
2021-2022: 4-6 in 12 games. Better but 3 of the goals were in game 1 v. the Oilers. He was a non factor for most of that series.
|
Yeah the big narrative of that offseason was "Gaudreau and Tkachuk weren't great in the playoffs anyways, with Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, and Toffoli for the full season the Flames might be built better for the playoffs"
It's why for young players you always need to be careful of the "he doesn't perform in the playoffs" label, small sample sizes create bad decisions.
With Monahan I get why Treliving did it to try to keep the window open, but I wasn't a fan of it at the time. Moving a first for a guy who was a heart and soul player for this team was always a mistake.
I've heard it was a bit of an issue where Monahan didn't want to be on LTIR, and Sutter didn't really have him in the plans, some tension there with how Monahan was used in the 21-22 season (mostly 4th line minutes), and how his season ended.