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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I'd say asking for a big game from Monahan in particular, and the rest of the top line is long overdue before looking elsewhere. It is not enough to chip in with special teams points once and a while.
While more from Mangiapane would be nice. To beat a good team in the playoffs you absolutely need your "top" talent to make a difference in at least a few of the games.
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Agreed that we need more from the first line at 5v5.
But I do think that having a deadly PP and then just playing "Even" at 5v5 is an okay strategy for a line that's honestly just not very confident right now.
If they continue to give up very little from a high danger/scoring chance perspective (the Game 2 winner is the only 5v5 goal against for 13&23), and play a big role on special teams then the team can live with it IMO.
They very much appear to be a line trying to learn how to generate offense in the playoffs while not being a complete liability defensively, and in the meantime as long as they are green in the ledger on generating goals in all situations then Ill live with that.