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Originally Posted by Monahammer
What I've just read is that some of you would rather trade Monahan for a player than Mangiapane for the same player.
There is no statistical argument that would make me accept this. If Monahan was playing 2nd line minutes on the wing I bet his stats look better too. Foolish.
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If you're suggesting Monahan plays harder minutes by being the #1 centre, you'd be incorrect - and it is in my post. Andrew Mangiapane faces the 3rd toughest minutes on the team behind only Tkachuk and Lindholm. Why do you think his stats would look better playing on the 2nd line? Monahan played 18+ minutes last year, while Mangiapane played less than 14 - are you suggesting Monahan would have better stats if he played less minutes? Or are you incorrectly assuming that Monahan faces tougher competition than Mangiapane?
I'm not outright saying Monahan for Reinhart - because that would be a brutal trade for Calgary. However, Monahan for Reinhart + Cozens could be something worth evaluating.