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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
...Perhaps we just have different ideas of what makes an elite center. I say Monahan is (at best) a second line center on a contender that's paid like a top center. I would say Kuznetsov is an elite 2nd line center on a contender, and an undisputed top line center on ~10 other teams.
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It is worth noting that Sean Monahan is the #30 highest paid centre in the NHL. I would say that is a high-end second-line centre salary, and a low-end top-line centre salary. It feels just about right for Monahan, who is somewhere between an average top-line centre and a great second-line centre.