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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Of course I agree that any player can learn to get better in all facets of the game. But Yzerman’s success as an all around player had everything to do with his physical gifts IMO. He would be great in any facet of the game to which he applied himself.
My point is that Monahan’s “attitude and effort” and pretty damn good IMO and his physical gifts are best suited to being a guy who gets the puck in the back of the net.
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Sure. I just think he needs to be a tad better in his own end, because he's going to be matched against top lines whenever the other team has a say. And I think he can do it. Defence is mostly positioning and intelligence and he has those attributes.