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Originally Posted by CGY12
Really? We must have been watching different games. The Monahan I watched spent most of his time on the ice defending and generating next to nothing offensively for himself or his line-mates.
I love how people gush about how Monahan improved his defensive play and how his compete level is much better this year. If I didn't know anything about the Flames I would assume we were talking about a 3rd line centre.
Blame Johnny all you want, is he soft? Yes. Is he easy to body off the puck? Sure. Is he struggling to produce? No doubt. However the anchor on that line is Monahan, his lack of ability to do anything besides win a draw or stand in front of the net.
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The bar is so incredibly low for Monahan that even basic things like finishing checks and battling for pucks along the board are somehow considered endorsements.
Those are things you would ask of your 4th liners (and this team has several 4th liners who don't even do that). It's not even bare minimum for your #1 centre.