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Originally Posted by flambers
Sure, however as soon as he signed his next contract ~ $6m per season.
Expectations have changed.
Which is the reality of his status with the team.
I would bet, its partially why the player is struggling.
However, benching is not the answer in my view.
He will work out of this funk.
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Expectations changed for whom? The guy scored 22 goals and 34 pts in his rookie season and 31 and 62 pts the next. Last season, 27 goals and 62 pts.
He's likely going to average between 55-65 pts per season while continuing to develop his game.
Key word, Develop. He's 22 years old. For what he's already done is pretty damn impressive.
Rather than people expecting more, perhaps they should appreciate what he's capable of.
As for $6m/season, can you tell me what team wouldn't give him that deal?
Edit: also, given a re-draft, its down to McKinnon and Monahan, two very different players for very different reasons.
McKinnon is super flashy and quite the beauty in his own right, but no one will ever accuse McKinninon being a defensive dynamo, with Monahan, that's how he projects..
The irony is, Monahan still has more points of the two in their careers.