I could go either with with Lindholm/Monahan. Monahan's numbers concern me, as he's the only player putting up points on a really bad team. This could either indicate he's capable of creating offense on his own, or he's being force-fed minutes and having his teammates focus on feeding him the puck. The fact that's he's very defensively responsible, excellent at face-offs, and has decent size should greatly reduce his bust potential though. At worst he has the makings of a very solid 3rd line center, but maybe he could turn into a 1b/2a type.
I guess I just feel like Lindholm might have the higher upside, but isn't as "safe a pick".
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