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Originally Posted by Textcritic
In 2017 Monahan was arguably the Flames best player in their short-live playoff series, and this year he played poorly. Gaudreau was considerably better than Monahan this year, but he was not in 2017. So, while I would agree that the top-six can benefit from changes, I remain unconvinced that we know enough about either of these players in the playoffs from which to predict future performances. This is part of what I mean by a small sample size.
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Playing well on the PP is great, and Monahan was certainly great on the PP in 2017. But 5 on 5 has left a lot to be desired for, with both players. To win in the playoffs you can't just be 1 dimensional threat.
Over the course of the 4 series both players have played in, generally speaking, they've looked rather ineffective 5 on 5.