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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Don't want to be overly negative as it's only one game but Monahan is really starting to nag at me, he's almost the definition of a one dimensional scorer. Can you honestly see a championship team being led by Monahan as the number 1 center? Tough one.
Just look at the centers that have drive their teams to a cup: Kopitar, Bergeron, Toews, Crosby, Staal.
It's a criticism you could apply to many teams but still doesn't take that nagging feeling away.
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To be honest, I see Backlund as our number one center and I suspect Gulutzan does too.
Maybe it's time to just finally stack our top line with Gaudreau and Backlund. Throw in a net front presence, hell even Troy Brouwer to complete the line.
Make Bennett sink or swim with Tkachuk and Frolik (if he's going to get his confidence back with
anybody, it's those two.) and have Monahan cycle on his own line with Jagr and Ferland.