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Originally Posted by Teroy
I think his lack of production is due to his commitment to defence and having to play with Gaudreau. Trading Monahan won't change anything. If you want to change the culture of this team, trade Gaudreau.
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Commitment to defense? Like there was zero commitment before? He’s a center, that position naturally requires some level of inherent defense. I can see more effort from him to push and shove and be harder to play against, but his line is still giving up a lot of goals and still being pinned in their own zone constantly. Not enough has changed on that front.
The biggest difference with Monahan is that he’s not finishing the Grade A chances he’s been getting. Getting chances is nice, but he gets paid to finish. His slight improvement in the “harder to play against” area isn’t made up by the lack of production. It certainly hasn’t hurt Lindholm who has transitioned to center seamlessly.