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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
A lot of focus is always on replacing Backlund as the second line center, and that's very understandable. But honestly is adding a slight upgrade on Backlund which keeps Monahan as the number one center really going to move this team forward? If you can upgrade Monahan to a better overall #1C and Backlund stayed as your 2C...that might ultimately be what is needed to make the team better. I think Backlund as the 2C is less a problem than Monahan as the 1C myself.
So in my eyes, I think you have to look at a retool if you can't find a way to upgrade on Monahan as your top center. Adding another Monahan type to me will not be enough to run with the top teams in the league. It's very likely that the only way to do that will be to draft and develop a player which generally means being a bad team, and needing a few years to let things grow.
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Ideally you upgrade Monahan sure, but that is even more unlikely IMO than adding a guy that slots in between he and Backlund.
The only shot Tre has at doing that is throwing a massive offer sheet at Barzal and then hoping the Isles can't/don't match.