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Originally Posted by FFR
Maybe I'm getting carried away, but I often wonder how many goals he would have scored this year had he been able to play with an offensive focus all year. When Backlund, Colborne and Stajan were out, Monahan was playing a bit more of a defensive role (shutting down the other team's top lines, etc.). I don't think he was as focused on his offense as we had no one else to play defense. Once Backlund came back, his goals started to pile up again. If he had not had to make that temporary shift in his game - could he be closer to 40?
In addition to this - I also think it's crazy how well he played defensively during that period (and continues to now). He's a solid player. Crazy talent and he's only 20.
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Agreed, and I would add that this also helps confirm the value of Backlund and Stajan. It isn't just about goal scoring, and those guys, when healthy help the Flames win games.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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