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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's no surprise his play picked up the moment Gaudreau started getting hot as he's a complementary player that relies on a talented winger to drive the play and feed him the puck. Ideally you would prefer that the 1st line center drive the line and he doesn't do that. It's why we continue to have this discussion year after year. The team is definitely better with Monahan than without but I don't think any team will win a cup with Monahan as their 1st line center.
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I disagree with this post. No question having both guys going improves both players stats but Monahan has been consistent with and without Gaudreau throughout his career. He’s a 1st line Center, not a complementary player.