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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Interesting article at the Athletic today from Kent Wilson regarding Monahan;
https://theathletic.com/962771/2019/...r-no-1-centre/
Maybe there's something behind the scenes we don't know about but the team probably needs to get a good handle on how his game eroded. It's one thing to slump but to have your 1st line center be your worst possession forward is a problem that can't be ignored or treated as a fluke. |
Monahan looked better under Hartley.
Hartley was fired basically right after player exit-interviews (and I believe in Johnny's contract year - Monny's too? I can't remember). But the feeling I got was a buncha players said "We hate this ####### coach."
I don't know what's going on with Monahan specifically, but I sure hate the lack of engage (exception: Travis "Broken Face" Hamonic) that this team continues to show. Hartley hockey was not about hitting, and Gulutzan hockey was... I dunno what it was... possession for the sake of it? Peters seems to have a good all around system, but Monahan did not flourish in the last half of the season when things got tighter and teams got stickier about giving up points. Will be interested to see how next year looks, in general and specific.