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Originally Posted by blender
Oversimplification IMO.
By that standard most of the league is at a disadvantage.
Your list of great centers doesn't have a cup winner other than Kuznetsov, and the past winners list is basically 4 guys.
Also, Crosby and Malkin were swept this year, Staal and Getzlaf have only won once.
I get your point that Monahan may not be a good enough pivot to lead Calgary to the promised land. I don't disagree. But your argument just doesn't hold enough value for me. Hockey is too much of a team game.
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Okay... but reverse the argument - show me a recent Cup winning team with a really mediocre 1c, like, a reliable guy but maybe not fast. Or maybe a guy who has a good shot but who isn't real dynamic.
I think it's a problem, and I think the problem is that Monahan isn't good enough to power a top line through the playoffs.