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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Well TJ Brodie is gone now so we need a new homegrown player that isn’t perfect to undervalue on this roster, looks like Monahan is going to be that guy.
Is he great defensively? No he’s not but the coaching staff should live with that and lean into it and use him and Gaudreau in an offensive role. I think part of their decline last year was the coaching staff was trying to force a square peg into a round hole and was using them more against other teams top lines and defensive zone starts. That’s just not their game - let them be offensive.
Since Monahan joined the league in 13-14 there are 516 players listed as centres in the NHL.
In that time Monahan ranks 8th among all centres in goals with 194. That seems pretty good. And he ranks 18th in points among centres - that seems decent too.
Does he have his flaws? Sure but in the end he still produces at top end rate and people seem to just want to overlook that because it fits a certain narrative.
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A player doesn't rank there over that period of time just getting by as a beneficiary of chemistry with one guy.
Even McDavid can only buy a player like Kassian or Neal maybe 10 goals. And he couldn't do #### for Athanasiou. To get Sean's totals you have to be pretty damn good no matter who you are, or are paired with.
No, Monahan isn't the ideal 1C because of his playing style, but it's also apparent that his offensive ability is criminally underrated.