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Originally Posted by Savvy27
Knight: probably not the showing he was hoping for. Didn't play all that much and didn't make a significant impact when he did.
Stajan: Very curious to see what happens with him. Do the Flames keep Monahan in the role of playing against other teams top lines, or does Stajan take over that role to improve Monahan's match-ups?
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I think you have to keep playing Monahan against the tough match ups until he shows he can't. He was given an opportunity and ran with it, so it should be his to lose. If he stumbles then you slot Stajan back into those difficult assignments. In the mean time it would be nice to see what players like Granlund and Bennett can learn from him.
Having players like Stajan is what separates the Flames from the Oilers IMO. Edmonton doesn't have a player like that.