I like Monahan too but I dunno if it's that clearcut, Lindholm had a reputation for good defensive play and put up a lot of points on a bad team too, but in a way better league. When they do that NHL equivalency translating their performance to the NHL level based on toughness of the league, Lindholm was better offensively by a good margin, I thnk he would have scored 40 points in the NHL last year, as a 17 year old, where Monahan was 33 points.
The only clear advantage I agree with is the height factor, but Lindholm isn't so small I'm concerned and by most scouting reports Lindholm is a way better skater which I think is more important in the NHL these days.
Concern I'd have based on the numbers and articles I've read is that Lindholm scored most of his points on the powerplay and his shooting percentage was a little high, wonder if his goals were a bit inflated. Hopefully our scouting staff has seen them play a ton and has a good idea if he got a bit lucky or has a real good shot.
Starting to suspect Lindholm may be gone by our pick anyway and as mentioned before it may even be between Nichushkin vs Monahan anyway.
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