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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
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The Los Angeles Kings may want to beat up on the Calgary Flames Thursday, but head coach Darryl Sutter had only kind words for one of the opposition's budding stars.
Following his team's practice Wednesday, the King's bench boss boasted about Flames' forward Sean Monahan.
"Everyone talks about the centermen in this conference and they don’t talk about Sean Monahan. They should," Sutter told reporters.
Sutter even went as far to suggest that the 20-year-old Monahan rivals some of the best all-around centers in the league.
"He's probably in that (Jonathan) Toews group in terms of that all-around guy who can play minutes and play situations and play against top guys," Sutter said.
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He is by no means a "flashy player", but he is elite in the sense that he gets the job done every night. He scores goals, backchecks hard, plays in all sorts of different situations, and is clutch when he needs to be. People forget how good he is just because he isn't flashy like Gaudreau, but Monahan is quickly developing into one of the best centers in the league at 21 years of age. We are so lucky to have him on the Flames. I honestly think he can be a 35-40 goal guy in his prime.