It was a strange year for Calgary’s most important forwards. Four of the team’s top six had strong years, led by another huge step forward from Matthew Tkachuk. Unfortunately, two forwards continued their struggles from the back half of the prior season in a big way: Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. As we continue our 2019-20 report cards, the woes of those two skew the perception of the group as a whole.
Matthew Tkachuk: A
Tkachuk gets top grades for this past season, because, well, he was the best forward on the team. In his fourth NHL season, Tkachuk led the team in scoring, and was second in five-on-five possession, high danger scoring chances, and points-per-60 (1.