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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Monahan doesn't need to improve. He is there now. He was maintaining a 40-goal/80-point clip while healthy this season. Those are excellent numbers for a top-line centreman.
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Yes into his 5th season, he was on PPG pace for a while. But ultimately his career high is 64 points in a season. Some of the comparable centres names who have been thrown out which people claim Monahan is just as good as:
Kuznetsov 83pts
Scheifele 82pts
Barkov 78pts
Monahan 64pts
Also, recent Stanley Cup winning 1Cs (a role many think Monahan is equal to)
Crosby 120pts
Datsyuk 97pts **also Selke trophy winner
Getzlaf 91pts
Kopitar 92pts **also Selke trophy winner
Toews 76pts **also Selke trophy winner
Bergeron 73pts **also Selke trophy winner
Monahan 64pts (**20th in selke voting in 2015)
I think Monahan is a great player, and I think he is still improving - which is great. But to think "he is already there and doesn't need to improve" is a bit naive in my opinion.
So, yea, I think in order to content the Flames need a solid, proven #1 goalie and a true #1 centre. Monahan could be the latter, but isn't atm (on a contender)