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Old 01-21-2016, 11:04 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by CroFlames View Post
What exactly do you mean by this? I find that the way Monahan plays it creates room and opportunities for his linemates. He is very good at controlling the puck, retrieving pucks and basically finding Johnny with the puck. Him gaining possession from faceoffs would be considered a catalyst for offense wouldn't it? I mean the guy is a 60 point man. That is pretty offensive.
He's not a playmaker and he doesn't have that creativity that you see in Johnny and saw in Hudler last year. When he gets the puck he usually does the reliable, best odds move, which there is nothing wrong with and obviously it works for him. Hudler and Gaudreau were the two players on that line that created something out of nothing and Monahan really benefited from that and was great at finishing things off.
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