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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Monahan scored 22 goals as a rookie getting 3rd line minutes with some 2nd unit PP time. His most talented regular line mate was Sven, who we all know didn’t spend the entire season feeding Monny gifts.
Monahan is an elite offensive player. He works well with Gaudreau because he thinks the game as well as Johnny.
Some players can’t play with high end guys - look how much trouble Pittsburgh has finding guys who can play with Sid.
Monahan can play with high end players because he is one. It isn’t complicated.
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Too bad he lacks half of what a center needs to actually be elite. Looks good playing with Johnny for sure, gets his points, but a lot of guys could be a trigger man for an elite playmaker like that. We should expect more from the 1C spot. Backlund is a better C than Monahan overall. Im not sure the extra 15 points a year Monahan gets over even a Backlund can make up for being a coasting, drifting center that can't control the play to save his life. He's an opportunist, and a good one, but he's not a conplete player which is the most important thing a 1C needs to be. He is probably the most one dimensional player on the roster outside of Gaudreau. Terrible for a supposed 1C.