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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I feel better about Monahan centering Backlund than the other way around.
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I see it the other way. Monahan doesn't have the skating ability to play down low at both ends of the ice, and I think that limits what he can do as a center. Moving him to the wing allows him to concentrate more on the offensive side of things as he wouldn't have the same level of defensive responsibility while playing on the wing. Backlund is the better center, Monahan is the better offensive player, so Backlund playing center and Monahan playing wing puts both players in better positions.