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Originally Posted by New Era
Don't want to blow a top 10 pick on a Daymond Langkow. Daymond Langkows are available through trade. Number one centers are not. If Monahan doesn't project as a top line player or do anything at an exceptional level, then stay the hell away from him.
This team needs top end talent. Lindholm has been identified as having exceptional talent. The big thing Monahan has going for him is he's big, Canadian and plays in the OHL/QMJHL scouting hub of Ottawa. The more I read and hear about this kid the more I believe he is an average player riding a wave of hype. I'm terrified the Flames draft him and end up with another Rob Niedermayer or (worse) an Eric Nystrom. I don't want guys that have potential to be good, I want guys that have potential to be great. I'm not getting the "great" potential vibe from Monahan.
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From everything i have read, and i have read a lot, both Lindholm and Monahan have the "potential" to be a first line center. If you want the more sure fire first line center, then the flames will have to trade up to get Barkov or McKinnon ( not going to happen).
Plus i am not sure about "the wave of hype"? If Monahan had not been suspended for 10 games he would have had over 90 points on a crap team. If he had played on a good team, i have no doubt he would have had 100+ points. I don't think being Canadian has anything to do with it either. Sounds like most scouts see him as a future captain.