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Originally Posted by kehatch
For the record I think Monahan projects into a player like Jordan Staal. A really good 50 point selke level C that can probably but up 65 points if given the right sort of minutes.
I have him rated as one of our three AAA prospects (check the link below) and the Flames second best prospect behind Baertschi.
I am not really sure how that is a negative projection.
I also think it is possible he matures into a really good 1C. Just like I think it is possible he doesn't realize his potential as being a Jordan Staal level player. But I think the cautious but realistic projection for him right now is to be a 2C...
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I think the J. Staal comparison is WAY off.
Monahan is pretty clearly a better player and a better prospect, and I think that it is highly unlikely that his career taps out at the younger-Staal's level. Take a look at their juniour stats: Monahan has played three years of juniour, has well surpassed the point/game plateau each year, and he was the best player on his team by an obscene margin in his draft year. Staal's best season was his draft year in which he registered a point/game exactly, and was the fourth-highest scoring player on a championship team, surrounded by talent. Monahan's success from last season was entirely self-manufactured. Staal had help.
I get the desire to temper expectations, but this is not the right way to go about it. Monahan should project to a 70–80 point top-line centre, with the possibility that he surpasses that as a franchise talent. An unlikely possibility, but even if he does not meet his potential (he has been most ferequently compared to Jonathan Toews and the OTHER Staal), he should still be expected to be better than a really good #2 centre.