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Originally Posted by kermitology
The one thing that he'll need to improve on is his scoring area. Despite having some nice goals over the season (and 20 of em), something like 18 or 19 of them have been isolated to what I refer to as the "Money-Zone." This is the box formed between the faceoff dots and the goal line. I can see him struggling to score next season if teams figure out how to keep him out of that part of the ice.
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The thing with Monahan is that he's just so good at ninjaing his way into that spot. He'll be battling along the boards one moment and somehow wind up with the puck on his tape in that area - a lot of those goals had us going "How the heck did he get there?".
Even now, in the late season - he might not be scoring, but he's still getting great chances from the 'Money Zone', he's just being robbed by goaltending. As he adds bulk and muscle, even if he doesn't pull a Sam Fisher and decides to just stand there he won't be pushed out too easy.