I'm not always impressed with his game even when he puts up points and I think he needs to either improve his skating or puck protection skills to be a number one center.
But what he has done to this point in his career has been very impressive. Not many 22 year olds have as much responsibility to their teams success as monahan. As long as I'm seeing small steady small improvements on things like face offs, positioning, and poise with the puck I can't be overly disappointed. Monahan when healthy will be able to pot the puck better than most.
He's a smart, dedicated, and mature player. He has warts to his game, he isn't the most creative offensive player, and he isn't the most consistent yet. I think when we as fans and the organization put less emphasis on him NEEDING to score from us to win he can focus on doing the small things that contribute to wins in their own way.
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