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Originally Posted by cannon7
Why are people downplaying Monahan's rookie season? When was the last time we had an 18 year old post more than 20 goals in his rookie campaign? Comparing him to MacKinnon's rookie season is unfair, aside from the injury, Monahan also didn't have half the supporting cast that MacKinnon did. Who knows if Monahan could have kept his torrid pace if not for the injury?
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This is pretty much why MacKinnon had a great rookie season. He is going to have a beast year in 14/15, but much of the reason why the Avs are good is because of the the talent MacK has around him.