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Originally Posted by Soliak
To the people suggesting JG should play with Monahan / Colby this year, I honestly think that would be a mistake, at least initially.
I think his progression would be better playing with someone like Backlund. A great 2 way forward on the upswing who has the speed and skill set to score/setup goals, whilst also being an excellent mentor for JG. With someone like JG on Backs wing, we could see 30 goals out of Backlund. Monahan is going to be great, but let's not pretend he dominated defenses last year. Backs is the better option IMO.
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I think you are wrong here. Backlund could very well be the forward group that is matched up against top lines and I am not sure that is the best spot for Johnny. I think putting him with a couple of bigger players is the right call.
Also Monahan was considered a great 2 way player coming out of junior and it is not unrealistic to think his play will improve next year however his minutes should still be somewhat sheltered like Johnny.