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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Over the last 3 seasons Schenn has quietly (for us western focused fans) put up almost the same points as Monahan Monahan edges him out 159 to 147.
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Over the last three seasons include Monahan's rookie season directly being drafted...which you're now comparing to Schenn's 22 year old season.
And again, he's done so while playing with Giroux and Voracek/Simmonds.
2014, especially, was very favourable for Schenn. He played nearly entirely with Giroux and Voracek. Giroux and Voracek put up point-per-game numbers, Schenn put up 47.
A case could be made that Monahan benefited from playing with Gaudreau and Hudler the same year, but he still put up 30+ goals and 62 points.
Schenn is a good complimentary player. A player who evidently can play on the top line and not kill the play. But he's not the straw that stirs the drink. If he's a top line player, he's going to be the "third player" on that line on most teams in the NHL. He's probably closer to a good second line winger. Monahan is developing, if not developed, into a solid first line center. The comparable is pretty flat.