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TheChief · 10-14-2020, 06:53 PM

This is going to be a long winded post to express my distaste for a fan favorite!

One poster said he waited years for a centre like Monahan. We have two better on our roster right now and going back 10 years I can name a handful better then him.

Some posters look to him like he is more valuable being a centre.Yes the position is more sought out but you fail to realize one thing...by the definition of the position he is a brutal centre. His defensive zone coverage is suspect 95 percent of the time and if he doesn't get "found" on the rush by Johnny he is useless in the O zone. Every team has him figured out by simply playing him physical in the slot and outnumbering him with every sustained pressure.

He doesn't skate good, hes not physical, he is quickly becoming overpaid and if we can con a gm into taking this guy it would be a team success.

Think about it, someone has to score. They (the first line) are put in the most favorable positions to do it. Lindholm outscored monahan last year and will for many a season to come but yet some fans don't hold Lindholm in as high regard.

I am so done with Monahan. I remember when fans used to compare the flames young core to Kane and Toews. What a joke that looks like now. We will never win with Monahan as our top line centre.

Look at his post season performances. One poster mentioned 8 points in 10 playoff games (this year). How many of those were secondary assists on the powerplay? Or assists on empty net goals. (dont get me started on Sean/John out there protecting the lead)

Every single time hes been in the playoffs and been matched against another teams top centre or even 2nd/3rd line centre he has failed. I actually was a little sick when someone compared him to Getzlaf in a previous post.

Schiefle would have ate his breakfast and we would have undoubtedly lost the series against Winnipeg if it were not for an unfortunate injury.

I realize everybody is untitled to their own opinion but I really am COUNTING down the day for him to be ejected.

Some posters feel like this core was stifled by Bennett not becoming what we all thought he would be. I agree in some respects but also I counter with Monahan hasn't lived up to what he did in his first two seasons as a flame and became an even more one dimensional player then our 4th round pick JH.

10-14-2020, 06:53 PM	#2994
TheChief Scoring Winger Join Date: Feb 2013 Exp:	This is going to be a long winded post to express my distaste for a fan favorite! One poster said he waited years for a centre like Monahan. We have two better on our roster right now and going back 10 years I can name a handful better then him. Some posters look to him like he is more valuable being a centre.Yes the position is more sought out but you fail to realize one thing...by the definition of the position he is a brutal centre. His defensive zone coverage is suspect 95 percent of the time and if he doesn't get "found" on the rush by Johnny he is useless in the O zone. Every team has him figured out by simply playing him physical in the slot and outnumbering him with every sustained pressure. He doesn't skate good, hes not physical, he is quickly becoming overpaid and if we can con a gm into taking this guy it would be a team success. Think about it, someone has to score. They (the first line) are put in the most favorable positions to do it. Lindholm outscored monahan last year and will for many a season to come but yet some fans don't hold Lindholm in as high regard. I am so done with Monahan. I remember when fans used to compare the flames young core to Kane and Toews. What a joke that looks like now. We will never win with Monahan as our top line centre. Look at his post season performances. One poster mentioned 8 points in 10 playoff games (this year). How many of those were secondary assists on the powerplay? Or assists on empty net goals. (dont get me started on Sean/John out there protecting the lead) Every single time hes been in the playoffs and been matched against another teams top centre or even 2nd/3rd line centre he has failed. I actually was a little sick when someone compared him to Getzlaf in a previous post. Schiefle would have ate his breakfast and we would have undoubtedly lost the series against Winnipeg if it were not for an unfortunate injury. I realize everybody is untitled to their own opinion but I really am COUNTING down the day for him to be ejected. Some posters feel like this core was stifled by Bennett not becoming what we all thought he would be. I agree in some respects but also I counter with Monahan hasn't lived up to what he did in his first two seasons as a flame and became an even more one dimensional player then our 4th round pick JH. Last edited by TheChief; 10-14-2020 at 07:07 PM.