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Originally Posted by Bunk
Monahan's shot is interesting to watch and seems unlike a lot of players. There seems to be very little unnecessary movement - most of his goals seem to be these little wrist shots with a short follow through - just seems to pick his spot and slide it in with ease.
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I am torn when I watch his highlights. I know, Youtube scouting is not the best way to draw one's opinions, but it is all a lot of us have.
On the positive side, he makes it look easy and I think a big part of that is hockey IQ. He just knows where to be and doesn't need to be flashy. That is something that can be difficult to teach.
On the negative side, his size and strength at the junior level just puts him above his peers. They seem to give him way too much respect and in the NHL, there are going to be a lot of players like him and there is no way they go that easy on him. It's like they don't even want to touch him most of the time.