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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This glosses over the real situation for a number of players which take time to figure out how to play and succeed in the playoffs. Not every player is what he will always be after 500 games—especially not where post-season hockey is concerned. A few players have taken years to learn how to play their game and to be successful at it in the playoffs, so I don't merely assume that Monahan will now be the same player he is today into the future.
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don't believe I am glossing it over... i mean in another 500 games he gets a big ceremony and silver stick presentation because playing 1000 games in the NHL is a big deal... he's halfway there already.
At what point is age and games played stop being a factor then, if 500 isn't enough? 750?
some guys never figure it out, and that's ok - like i said, some guys are regular season players and aren't clutch playoff players.
based off of the two playoffs, the jury is out on Monahan...but the next appearance will be big, imo, to see if/how he bounces back