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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Meh I'd keep Monahan. He's still fairly young and won't break the bank to resign again. We'll need some "veteran" talent during rebuilding to not go full oiler as an organization. I would try to keep the following and burn everything else to the ground:
-Lindy
-Dube
-Monahan
-rasmus
-valimaki
-markstrom
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I know you are a big fan so this will come off harsh, but Monahan is the most flawed player in the top 6.
The team has to improve on the top line C to go anywhere. He has proven to be very ineffective 5-5 and when the games get tougher.
And if they somehow get that top line C, putting Monahan on the second line as natural progression would dictate does not guarantee success. His flaws will follow him no matter what line he is on. A slow, soft C that is a bit of a one trick pony is not a great fit on any line. We can't always count on Johnny to be his line mate, he may leave himself or play on another line.
Some will bring up Monahan's rookie year, pre-Johnny. But the league has become so much faster, Monahan's skating has simply not kept up.