Few thoughts in no particular order:
- I would try moving Gaudreau before Monahan. Wingers are just so much easier to come by.
- I suspect the wrist damage has permanently hurt Monahans ability to snipe, to an extent that we are not aware of. If this is the case, we should move Monahan now when he's still at peak value.
- It's borderline impossible to get a better center in a trade than Monahan. I think that's just an obvious fact. I guess a lateral trade for a better fit might be possible, but it's pretty unlikely. Since it's really unlikely that we could get even a center of equal quality, trading Monahan would basically mean a rebuild. (This to me is a neutral observation, I don't care whether this is what the team does or not.)
- The corona-situation likely makes trade attempts even trickier than usual. It might be literally impossible to trade him for anything close to reasonable value.
- I really wish we would have gotten Mark Stone. I feel like with him we wouldn't be talking about moving Monahan or Gaudreau, and would likely be still enjoying the playoffs. We'd need a linedriving superstar winger with them. (Instead I think we will overpay for Taylor Hall and end up deeply regretting it as he loses a step and his production drops off a cliff.)
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