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Originally Posted by dammage79
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.
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Nope, not buying that excuse. He did this last year, facing the other team's top players, and was excellent defensively. That was the season he had to step up and battle through it, and he did it, while adding 30 goals. No idea what's been bothering him this year, but he's just not executing well at all.
The whole team hasn't really been that bad, but our key players (goalie, top defensemen, top 2 centers) have been our worst players, especially for what they normally bring. My signature is quite prescient on this matter.