See lots of Monahan talk but to me it just seems too risky.
Just can’t see a deal being made in which we come out on top. Monahan is going to have to simply figure things out. These playoffs were obviously a nightmare for him but his playoff totals aren’t terrible. Trading a 24 year old centerman with his goal scoring ability just doesn’t make sense.
I would agree that when it comes to centermen we need to add grit. To me Jankowski absolutely must go or be demoted.He was perhaps softer and less existent than Monahan and the 3C spot seems like a very logical place to fill this void. Obviously another option is to go Monahan, Lindholm, Backlund as C and add a grittier RW but we all know how that worked out last time.
I know I’m likely in the minority but I’m hoping Tre doesn't take on too much risk and tweaks the lineup accordingly. This core is young and I would suspect they leaned a lot in these playoffs. Seems like a somewhat pivotal time for the franchise but perhaps too early to gamble.
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