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Obsidian · 03-07-2015, 08:12 AM

95% hope, 5% substance. Same draft class, though Monahan faces top opposition and is given responsibilities that Horvat would crumble under right now. Horvat is on pace for 25 points in a sheltered role, and will probably take him a few years to crack 20 goals. Whereas Monahan will, in all likelihood, enter the 30 goal club in his second season in a far more challenging role.

Him and Granlund are producing at a very similar rate at the NHL level (Horvat 18p/50gp, Granlund 13p/37gp). And both I think will be decent players. But probably 2b, 3a line forwards, at best. Horvat probably has more potential at being a 2nd line guy. But Monahan is a #1 center right now. Definitely not an elite #1, but he's in the role already and doing an adequate job in it at 20 years old. The two are simply incomparable.

I suppose one must overrate their prospects a more than others when one's prospect base possesses as little top-end as the Canucks' does.

03-07-2015, 08:12 AM	#234
Obsidian Lifetime Suspension Join Date: May 2014 Exp:	95% hope, 5% substance. Same draft class, though Monahan faces top opposition and is given responsibilities that Horvat would crumble under right now. Horvat is on pace for 25 points in a sheltered role, and will probably take him a few years to crack 20 goals. Whereas Monahan will, in all likelihood, enter the 30 goal club in his second season in a far more challenging role. Him and Granlund are producing at a very similar rate at the NHL level (Horvat 18p/50gp, Granlund 13p/37gp). And both I think will be decent players. But probably 2b, 3a line forwards, at best. Horvat probably has more potential at being a 2nd line guy. But Monahan is a #1 center right now. Definitely not an elite #1, but he's in the role already and doing an adequate job in it at 20 years old. The two are simply incomparable. I suppose one must overrate their prospects a more than others when one's prospect base possesses as little top-end as the Canucks' does. Last edited by Obsidian; 03-07-2015 at 08:18 AM.