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Originally Posted by Table 5
As impressive as Monahans stats and development are at his age, I think this also hints that he'll probably be just that one step below the elite #1s. He's up there when it comes to goals, but his assist totals are relatively lagging (even though he's made big strides this year). Now he might not have as good line mates as some of these guys had, but the truly elite centers tend to excel there too.
Don't get me wrong, I think we got the steal of the draft, but I'm not sure he has that playmaking ability that most of these guys have, and that's one of those things that is more of a natural trait, than a learned one. He's the guy who scores the clutch goals, is in the right place at the right time, is defensively aware... but I don't think he's the necessarily the grand puppet master on his line that makes everyone else around him dance. That along with his relatively average speed makes me still think he'll be more of a 1B centre at the end of the day. A 1B who might be your Captain and score the Stanley Cup winner for you though, so I'll take it just fine.
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That's why he'll be the best #2 center in the league.
(For those who don't understand.. enter, Sam Bennett)