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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Point is also excellent defensively and plays in all situations. I don't know why this notion that defensive ability = toughness is so hard to dispel.
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I like Monahan a lot and I think he gets overly criticized. But Point is a way better 200 foot player and much faster. The top line would suddenly be able to match up against other top lines. There's been a lot of talk about making Backlund a third line shutdown C. This only works if you have at least one other line that can go against top lines because you aren't getting the matchups and minutes from a third line against a top line consistently.