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playmaker · 04-30-2013, 05:23 AM

Definitely Monahan for me, mainly due to the following reasons:

1) we desperately need size and grit in the top 6 to compensate for our 'softcore' group (Baertschi, Gaudreau, Backlund, Hudler, Granlund, Byron, Street, ...)

2) as a canadian guy & captain of Ottawa 67's there's a good chance he will bring leadership to this team

3) small rink experience (more credible stats)

4) I think he'd be a great complement to Jankowski and/or Backlund for the top 6 as these two are more like playmaking centers

The more I think about it, the more I realize that the best scenario would be to exchange the picks from Blues and Pens (along with a veteran forward perhaps) for a higher pick e.g. from Nashville. That would allow us to draft Monahan as a potential 1st line center and Nurse as a potential no.1 defender.

04-30-2013, 05:23 AM	#183
playmaker Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: at home Exp:	Definitely Monahan for me, mainly due to the following reasons: 1) we desperately need size and grit in the top 6 to compensate for our 'softcore' group (Baertschi, Gaudreau, Backlund, Hudler, Granlund, Byron, Street, ...) 2) as a canadian guy & captain of Ottawa 67's there's a good chance he will bring leadership to this team 3) small rink experience (more credible stats) 4) I think he'd be a great complement to Jankowski and/or Backlund for the top 6 as these two are more like playmaking centers The more I think about it, the more I realize that the best scenario would be to exchange the picks from Blues and Pens (along with a veteran forward perhaps) for a higher pick e.g. from Nashville. That would allow us to draft Monahan as a potential 1st line center and Nurse as a potential no.1 defender. Last edited by playmaker; 04-30-2013 at 05:30 AM.