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Originally Posted by gt4flames
Its kind of shocking to think at how undervalued Monahan is on this board. He has the most goals of anyone from his draft class or the previous 3, and is in the top 5 for the 3 following those. Is everyone expecting him to be a Getzlaf? Hall Of fame Centers show up on the high end, every 3 drafts.
The dude scores goals, what more do you want from him? ...Is he going to beat the wheels of you like Mcdavid or Mackinnon? No. Is he going to wine faceoffs, yes. Is he going to be a plus player? Yes. No he is not a bonafied #1 like Eichel, or Stamkos, or Getzlaf....
..What he is, is pretty ####in good and we all need to remember that sometimes.
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Monahan really is a strange player and I have a tough time finding comparisons. This isn't me but the 960 guys mention frequently that Treliving has shopped him and interest has been generally low. In their words (Boomer and Pinder) normally a 25-30 goal NHL center is one of the most sought after assets a team can have in the NHL yet nobody wants him. I think that's a little simplistic but there is some merit there that the player passes the stats test with flying colors and really underwhelms in the eye test.