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Originally Posted by stone hands
i'm not concerned about his offensive upside. he was playing full first line minutes last year and never ever looked this bad defensively. thats what i'm concerned about - his man in the slot is open 9/10 times, he doesnt look like he's skating hard out there, he makes completely boneheaded plays in the flames zone, the list goes on and on. this isn't a few games either, this is almost every single game
I'd also like to be clear im not blaming him for this loss or any loss, but in general he needs to be better for this team to have success
he has absolutely taken gigantic steps backwards this year on the defensive side of the game and its troubling
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I understand you were pointing out his complete game, and I agree he got lot of first line minutes last year, but there was a build up to that, and don't underestimate just how much more seriously the opposition are taking Monahan this year, from the players stepping up more on him and because coaches are going to be really focused on matching their best against him much more so than last year.
Also, the team it's self is struggling more defensively in general. But of a chicken and egg scenario, but his team mates aren't making it as easy on him either this year, they are all struggling and it snowballs