Now that the contractual mess is over with and the games are finally set to begin, we can finally address a burning question: who the heck lines up alongside Johnny Gaudreau and center Sean Monahan on the Flames' top line?
WHY MONAHAN?
Gaudreau has played 160 regular season games in the National Hockey League, which amounts to roughly 2,315 minutes of even strength ice time. Of that time, approximately 64.8% of it has been spent with Monahan.
The Gaudreau/Monahan connection works for both players. Gaudreau has 1.7% better Corsi percentage with Monahan than apart (2.