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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Maybe that has to do with his somewhat average skating. Very easy to add leg strength through proper training which should help his skating a great deal.
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Except leg strength isn't Monahan's only problem. His stride is flawed and all the strength in the world won't help unless he fixes his stride. He's got a minor league stride in my opinion. Until he fixes the hitch in his stride and learns to lengthen his stride and get off his heels he'll be like an number of great prospects who never amounted to much because they didn't have the skating ability to excel in the NHL. It is fixable, but why would you invest in a player with such an obvious flaw that could make him a third or fourth liner rather than the first liner you hope you drafted?