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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Tavares' play has slipped a fair bit - some last year, and even more this year
He is getting much easier matchups, with Matthews/Marner getting all the attention, yet his impact continues to diminish.
To say that he is - this year - clearly better than Monahan is, well, more than a stretch.
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I put a bigger emphasis on a longer term view, especially with COVID. I also kind of think his decline is overrated.
The last three seasons:
Tavares:
167GP
5v5: 48 Goals, 97 points
PP: 22 Goals, 48 points
Monahan:
168GP
5v5: 32 Goals, 82 points
PP: 23 goals, 45 points
So similar production on the PP, but Tavares has been the more productive 5v5 player. Plus overall I do think Tavares is better defensively.
However is that difference in production and performance worth the extra $4.5M that Tavares costs, I don’t think so.
Also since I was looking this up I just wanted to add that Monahan and Gaudreau being ineffective at 5v5 is overstated.
Gaudreau is 11th in the NHL at 5v5 points over the last three seasons (101 points) and Monahan is 40th (82 points).