Bennett, Jankowski and Jagr should work. Two guys with the speed and handle to move the puck out and up, and a guy who still has good possession skills and great awareness. Leave them together for a few and they should find some traction.
Playing Jagr, at this stage of his career, and Monahan with Gaudreau puts too much responsibility on Gaudreau to carry out of, and into the zone. Monahan and Jagr have extremely valuable skillsets, but neutral zone attack is not one of them. Putting them on the ice together outside of the power play does not play to their respective strengths, and results in wasting the assets they do possess.
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