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Dagger · 10-15-2013, 01:19 PM

I think people are putting too much stock into the money department. The Flames have never had a problem paying top dollar to keep their players since the cap era began and have shown a willingness to spend to the cap even if the team isn't elite. If Monahan earns his money, he WILL get it.

The problem with the 9 game rule more comes down to what is better for his development. If you keep him up and he scores ~50 points and the Flames stay a decent team, then great. But it's more likely that he doesn't receive much more ice team than he's getting now and his scoring rates fall dramatically...and that's been the only thing he's providing right now(which is great). So, if you keep him up maybe he learns best like this and has a decent season. But keep in mind Gagner and Skinner have never really built on their rookie season as to date(Gagner showed improvement last year though) and that even though they may be the best option in the short term, it could be better in the long term to keep them down.

10-15-2013, 01:19 PM	#151
Dagger Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Dec 2009 Exp:	I think people are putting too much stock into the money department. The Flames have never had a problem paying top dollar to keep their players since the cap era began and have shown a willingness to spend to the cap even if the team isn't elite. If Monahan earns his money, he WILL get it. The problem with the 9 game rule more comes down to what is better for his development. If you keep him up and he scores ~50 points and the Flames stay a decent team, then great. But it's more likely that he doesn't receive much more ice team than he's getting now and his scoring rates fall dramatically...and that's been the only thing he's providing right now(which is great). So, if you keep him up maybe he learns best like this and has a decent season. But keep in mind Gagner and Skinner have never really built on their rookie season as to date(Gagner showed improvement last year though) and that even though they may be the best option in the short term, it could be better in the long term to keep them down.