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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Monahan hasn't been as bad as some suggest IMO. He's just getting more attention and having to learn to get through it. But he's still a 22 year old centre facing top lines every night.
Bennett will be better offensively, but at the same point in his respective career, Monahan had a much better grasp of NHL centres' defence requirements. This was always expected, though - Monahan was going to be the solid 2-way guy and bennett was going to be a bigger offensive gun. Frankly, Monahan's offense thus far has been a bigger surprise than what Bennett has done for me.
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Monahan turned 21 less than a month ago.