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Originally Posted by debil
Honestly that is just your opinion, nothing else. I am here for quite a time and remember this board celebrating Jokinen true first line center and other stupid things. I am perfectly ok you disagree and i'm used to not having mainstream opinion here.
Monahan is cherry picker and his points are inflating his true contribution. He plays with guadreau one of the best playmakers in this league, he just stands in front of the net and waits for the pass to shoot. This is pure definition of role player and you don't pay role player top money. He is playing on powerplays and inflating his stats again while our PP unit is bottom third of the league and monahan is a big reason for that, as a center he is unable to carry the puck to the offensive zone which is the major ability top paid center should have. Each time he's approaching with the puck opposing player he avoids going 1on1 and passes the puck instead i.e. he is very easy preventable from creating offensive pressure. To me this guy is just good yet not great goal scorer if he has topend playmaker with him on the ice while unable to create any chances by himself on game to game basis and average in other skills.
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Right, because comparing a 21 year old Monahan who's developed into a #1 centre in just three seasons is exactly the same thing as the Flames acquiring a 30+ year old washed up Jokenin. Excellent observation.
Monahan doesn't cherry pick at all. In fact, I'm convinced you don't even know what that means. What he dose do is find a way to get open in the slot up there with the very best in the league. His shot and release are elite, and it's why he's on the verge of back to back 30 goal seasons
as a 21 year old.
Emphasis on that last part, because he's already at top line Centre and is still a kid with much room to improve and grow.
There are currently only 11 Centres in the entire NHL with more goals, and only 10 with more points. Stop and think about that for a moment.
Your opinion isn't mainstream because it's out to lunch.