Quote:
Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
I love Monahan, but Detroit isn't trading Larkin for him. He's the next Captain and hometown boy to boot. A late first isn't going to entice Detroit to trade him for Monahan.
|
Agreed.
Personally, I think people who would be "spitting out their drinks" would be showing complete homerism.
1. Dylan Larkin is 2 years younger than Sean Monahan
2. Both players have 4 years left on their contract but Larkin is ~300k cheaper
3. Over the past 4 seasons, both players are playing about 80 games a season, which is a wash.
4. Both players are approximately the same height and weight, although I would say that Larkin is a lot better skater.
5. Over the course of his career, Monahan has hovered around 30 goals a season. Larkin got 2 less goals than Monahan last season, which both players highest goals total (32 vs. 34)
5. Over the past 2 seasons, Larkin has 63 and 73 points while Monahan has 64 and 82 points. I think this is where there is a big difference.
--->The second highest point producer this past season for Detroit was Athanasiou with 54 points (almost 20 points less than Larkin). This makes it pretty evident that Larkin produces his own offense and is capable of running his own line. In comparison, Monahan has been playing with a PPG player and someone who scored 99 points this past season. Monahan is a great complimentary player but I personally don't think he would be even close to 80 points if he was playing on Detroit.
I am not saying that Monahan should be traded for scraps (although, I have no issues trading him if the right deal is on the table). However, I think it would be Detroit who rejects Monahan and the 26th overall pick for Larkin.