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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
If you're expecting Monahan to be physical you're going to be disappointed but Monahan has played an exceptional playoffs thus far. Fantastic in game one and really good in game two. His coverage in all three zones has been excellent
outside of scoring two goals.
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Exceptional? Your standards must be pretty low. I would call exceptional something to the effect of being a standout player every single shift in all facets off the game. He's 6'3 and 200lbs. He doesn't have to run people through the boards but he can certainly use his frame and finish the odd check when it presents itself instead of playing as small as Guadreau in most instances.
As it stands now, his "excellent zone play" has the Flames in an 0-2 hole. He's also getting dominated in the faceoff circle. It's not all on him but saying that's enough just doesn't cut it in the playoffs. Your top Center needs to give you a heck of a lot more than that. Especially for 6.5M per year.