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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
I don't know why people question his offensive upside.. Sean had better numbers as a 16 year old than Alex Galchenyuk for example...this is a player who missed his entire draft year and was still a top three draft pick.
It's not Monahans fault that his team got dismantled and purged of any and all offensive support. The second leading scorer on the 67's was a 15 year old kid for crying out loud, and Sean basically doubled his production.
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I don't think anyone questions his offensive ability in junior. His numbers were fine. It is more how well they project to the NHL. He isn't particularly fast or flashy and his strong 2-way game will likely mean he is going to be playing against tough competition.
But don't get me wrong. I think Monahan has the potential of being a franchise C and I don't think he has a ceiling of a 2C. I just think if you want to be fair in the projections history shows that most of these style of players and kids drafted where he is end up as 2-line guys.
But there is an entire thread on Monahan. I was just defending Baertschi as currently being the top prospect in our cupboard based on him being further along in his development and showing his game translates to pro.