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Calgary Flames: Three stars of the 2017-18 season

By Ramina Shlah

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 21: Dougie Hamilton #27 celebrates a goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk #19 with his teammates Johnny Gaudreau #13, Mark Giordano #5, and Sean Monahan #23 of the Calgary Flames against the Vegas Golden Knights during the game at T-Mobile Arena on February 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 21: Dougie Hamilton #27 celebrates a goal scored by Matthew Tkachuk #19 with his teammates Johnny Gaudreau #13, Mark Giordano #5, and Sean Monahan #23 of the Calgary Flames against the Vegas Golden Knights during the game at T-Mobile Arena on February 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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First Star: Johnny Gaudreau

Ah, the lovely Johnny Gaudreau. He had a few bumps in the road this season with hitting some small slumps, but he still killed it this season and had his best season yet. Johnny had 84 points in 80 games which is his first time in a season averaging over 1 point/GP. He reached 60 assists which is the first time a Calgary Flames player has reached that mark since 1993 when Theo Fleury had 66 assists.

For a while, especially in the first half of the season, Gaudreau was always second or third in NHL scoring and seemed like he was a legitimate candidate for the Art Ross. But like I mentioned, he had a few minor bumps in the road along the wide.

Add on the fact that his linemate and the player he has the best chemistry with on the team, Sean Monahan, was injured and basically playing with one hand for 35 games and didn’t play up to his full potential, it’s understandable why Gaudreau didn’t get more points. For a bit, he was even projected at obtaining 100 points. I mean, Jaromir Jagr seems to think that he could do it every season.

Gaudreau led the Flames this season in assists and points. He was seventh in the league for assists and finished in 16th place for points. Don’t worry Flames fans, that’s not all for Johnny this year. You can catch him at the World Championship in May!

Next: Johnny Gaudreau to play for Team USA at Worlds

Number 13 on the ice, number one in our hearts.

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