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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
On the ice I've seen Gaudreau single-handedly take over games, something I haven't seen Monahan do. Like I've seen Toews do. I get the comparisons, and the numbers, but there is an extra gear, a thing, that people like Toews, Messier, Yzerman, and such have that I don't think Monahan has. I think that is why he will be the best second-line center in the league one day, but nobody is going to argue with me that Sam Bennett isn't going to be the star first-line center. I think he'd be a better comparison to players that have the "extra gear."
People change. And a Johnny Gaudreau motivated enough to allow the leadership of the team to be put on his shoulders as well as his drive to be the difference maker on the ice would be deadly.
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It's an odd decision to come to though.
Monahan "isn't the type" when he's worn a letter on every team at every level he's played. Captain of his midget team, first assistant than captain of the Ottawa 67's in the CHL, wore a letter for the top prospects game and now assistant captain of an NHL club. But somehow Johnny Gaudreau, who never wore a letter in the USHL, in College for Boston, in the World Juniors for the US or now on the Flames will?
Gaudreau could very well wear a letter but it's pretty clear which type of player is the natural leader and which isn't.