Monahan isn't an elite playmaker, but until this season I always thought that he benefited greatly from playing with one(or two when Hudler was on his game).
This season, after a rough start (I'm willing to write off due to a back injury) he has been a better than average playmaker and a play driver on a line with Versteeg and Brouwer.
I love Bennett and I think he has some elite talents, but what he has lacked is playmaking ability so far. When he plays wing he's shown great flashes as an elite finisher, but as a centre, he needs to find that perfect pass sometimes, and that has been lacking.
If and (I hope) when he learns to to thread a pass, like he did in junior, his bulldog mentality as a centre will make him a Gilmour-lite.
Worst case (to me) he becomes an A level sniper off the wing at least as valuable as Tkachuk.
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