CALGARY, Alberta - Calgary left winger Johnny Gaudreau watched Shayne Gostisbehere star in the World Cup before the NHL season and wonders why there is so much concern over the defenseman's subpar year with the Flyers.
Playing on the same North America team with Gaudreau, Gostisbehere had more points in the World Cup than heralded teammates Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Nathan MacKinnon, Dylan Larkin, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Jonathan Drouin, among others.
In fact, in North America's three games, Gostisbehere was tied with Gaudreau with a team-high four points and led the squad with a plus-4 rating.