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Originally Posted by Crumpy-Gunt
...He isn't as good as people thing YET. He isn't a number 1 centre. He is our first line c. There's a difference.
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I'm eager to hear about that difference, and by what metric Monahan would possibly not qualify as a top-line centre.
He was #20 among centremen in the NHL this past season, and #10 in the WC. He was also #3 in goalscoring among centres in the WC. Does he benefit some from great chemistry he has found playing with Gaudreau and Hudler? Of course. Does every single one of the other players among this group of elite players also benefit from the quality of his line mates? You're damn right, they do.
Monahan is only
20-years-old. When Toews was 20 (NOT 21), he similarly benefitted from playing with Patrick Kane on his wing. Monahan is already one of the top centres in the NHL, and he is likely to get even better in the next few years.