Gaudreau is obviously the flashier player, but IMO Monahan is just as important. He scored 31 goals last year as a 20-year-old ... and the list of players who have scored 30 at that age is pretty short since the lockout. Only 9 other players have done it and Monahan is the first since 2011-12.
52 Alex Ovechkin (2005-06)
51 Steven Stamkos (2009-10)
39 Sidney Crosby (2005-06)
34 Jonathan Toews (2008-09)
33 Evgeni Malkin (2006-07)
32 Anze Kopitar (2007-08)
31 Sean Monahan (2015-16)
31 Patrice Bergeron (2005-06)
31 Jeff Skinner (2010-11)
30 Evander Kane (2011-12)
Sign him to a long-term deal.
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