Send the kid back! We know he is already NHL calibre, but we are looking for a star out of Monahan. I think 1 more year of junior after a 9-game trial can't hurt. If anything, it will allow him to tweak and work on his offensive game more and hopefully dominate the OHL and WJC.
I compare his situation to that of Couturier and I really think that Couturier would've benefitted a lot from 1 more year to dominate junior and the WJC. He played an important role for the Flyers on their 3rd line, but his offense wasn't given a chance to develop.
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