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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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It has nothing to do with undervalued/overvalued.
It has everything to do with building a team that can compete with the best and in the playoffs.
You can't just look at a player in isolation of their career stats and say all is well (while completely ignoring recent form too).
The team has to look at their makeup as a whole and address what needs to happen to get better.
That might include moving Monahan to a different position, it may include trading him or it may not include either.
You have an emotional connection to the player and I understand that as a fan, but management needs to make hard decisions without that emotional attachment.