Canes Country Aug 10, 2018
Revisionist History: Canes draft Sean Monahan
Oh, how the winds could have changed. You knew I was the right man to write the next installment in this series. It’s no secret my disdain for the Hurricanes drafting Elias Lindholm, adding to years of mediocrity by reaching on a player that should have been drafted a few picks lower. Now that the two-way forward has been traded away by the organization, it’s important to try to imagine a world in which the Hurricanes drafter the forward taken sixth overall: center Sean Monahan. Need a first-line center? Need a forward that can score goals? Need a forward that creates opportunities?...
Matchsticks and Gasoline Aug 10, 2018
Flames Top 25 Under 25: #1- Johnny Gaudreau
SURPRISE!.....not really. #1 - Johnny Gaudreau Position: LW Age: 24 Team: Calgary Flames (NHL) Drafted: 2011, Round 4, Pick 104 Last Year: #1 Voting Points: 3537 In convincing fashion (92.3% of all 1st place votes and 185 more total vote points than Sean Monahan), Johnny Gaudreau is once again the #1 Flame in the Top 25 Under 25. Gaudreau BARELY slips in at the age requirement as he was 24 at the time of voting with a mid August birthday. Gaudreau had another solid season for the the Flames in 2017-18 leading the Flames in points (84), assists (60) and PPA (21). The 84 points were the...
Matchsticks and Gasoline Aug 9, 2018
Flames Top 25 Under 25: #2 - Sean Monahan
Calgary’s top centre continues to excel #2 - Sean Monahan Position: C Age: 23 Team: Calgary Flames (NHL) Drafted: 2013, Round 1, Pick 6 Last Year: #4 Voting Points: 3352 Another year, another 27+ goal campaign from Sean Monahan. Ho hum. 2017-18 was even more impressive for Monahan as he tied his career high in goals with 31, despite playing 74 games and essentially being held together by duct tape for the final month of his season. Monahan also set a career high in points with 64, which was a 71 point pace had he played the full 82 games. There’s no exact timetable for how long...
Sportsnet.ca Jul 28, 2018
Johnny Gaudreau hopes James Neal joins him on Flames’ top line
Johnny Gaudreau is hoping new teammate James Neal will be joining him and Sean Monahan on the Calgary Flames’ top line next season. The post Johnny Gaudreau hopes James Neal joins him on Flames’ top line appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
