Not too worried about Monahan. He needs to get used to being the #1 target. Teams are going to focus on him a ton this season. This is why I think it's the right decision to put Gaudreau with Bennett and Monahan with Hudler and addig the big board controlling of Colborne to the mix. Now all Monahan has to do is man up a bit and he'll be right back to where he was last year.
People may call it regression for him this season but I'll call it facing much stiffer competition. Needs to battle through it.
Good regulation win, the team needed it a lot. Still let in 4 goals though, which is still a very troublesome aspect of the game that needs ironing out. Both in net and the D zone coverage.
Man, if Sam Bennett keeps this upwards trajectory up, there's superstar stuff there. Love the determination, the speed and the skill when he's firing on all cylinders. just exciting stuff to watch. Pairing him up with Gaudreau only means certain Doom for years for the opposition. That just needs time to marinate.
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