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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I don’t see it to be honest. I see Monahan getting off some dangerous shots from time to time, but nothing screams that he’s breaking out from some kind of funk. Like, we could fast forward 5 games from now and if someone told me Monahan scored 0 goals during that time, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Also, the whole defensive role stuff is so oversold. It’s not like he’s being tasked to shut down the McDavids or Matthews of the division here, he’s often going up against much worser competition and getting massive offensive zone starts here and it’s not helping.
What Monahan really needs are linemates that can exit the defensive zone quickly and efficiently, draw attention and create chaos so he can get lost in coverage and unleash his shot. That would probably fix his even strength goal scoring woes. But that’s a big ask because I don’t even know what’s out there on the market right now.
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The stats say Sutter is giving him D zone starts and yes, playing him against stiff competition.