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Originally Posted by David Struch
People said Joe Sakic was too soft to win the Cup.
(until he wasn't, in his 8th season)
People also said Steve Yzerman wasn't good enough to lead his team to the Cup.
(until he did, in his 14th season)
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And Ovechkin, too, and many others... the difference was that while they were struggling to find playoff success they were still among the top players in the league year in and year out. This is not a reasonable comparison to who Sean Monahan is.