I don't have Death Denied in my hand though... At this point I think I have a Wrecking Ball, the Shortfang, and now the Cutthroat.
I think we wanted to keep the Gang on the defensive so if they attacked with the Golem, we could attack back and get them to discard.
My partner was okay with losing the Hawk... he plans to play a Thrumming Stone after combat so I guess he has some plans for it. But we took out the Monster
I haven't checked today, but if he did, he's out of order (especially since the same player controls both the Monster and Golem). He already said he blocked with the Monster and that was it, so the Cutthroat gets through unblocked. I'll have to check.