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Originally Posted by djsFlames
My question is can this club really afford to sacrifice that little extra offensive ceiling on such a monumental pick for the organization? We need elite talent. Unquestionably, 1st line center-worthy elite. I don't know much about Monahan, but I know Backlund is already turning into a solid 3 zone center for us. When it comes to a 1st line center, we should focus on the one with the highest offensive ceiling available to us. Cause we can't afford for him to turn into anything less that a top line talent. Not implying anything about Monahan, for all we know he could be another Toews. But when we start talking about sacrificing offensive ceiling with our highest pick in 15 years, that's where I'd be really cautious.
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Toews is considered a really good 2way/defensive center who's great at faceoffs. He also is a PPG player.
Just because you're a "defensive centerman" doesn't mean you won't put up points or don't have as high of an offensive ceiling. If anything it should mean your line has a better chance of having the puck more often than the opposition.
From what I've seen, Lindholm works just as hard, backchecks, etc. I think the whole "Monahan is a defensive C, Lindholm is more offensive" is being exaggerated.