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Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Strictly speaking Monahan hasn't proven he is on the level of Seguin, Scheifele, Toews, Kopitar, Bergeron, Getzlaf, Stamkos, RyJo, Eichel, Matthews, etc to the point where we should give up trying to develop someone who could well be better than him in that role. Bailing on Bennett so soon would be foolish given how middling Monahan is relative to the competition. It's possible Monahan elevates his game to the levels of the above guys, but just as possible Bennett overtakes him as he finds his strength and offensive confidence.

"Middling."