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Originally Posted by transplant99
I agree. It hasnt been good enough. Yet he has still managed to stay in the upper end of guys at his position.
I dont care if a guy scores his goals at ES, on the PP, between the legs, or while whispering in the other goalies ear that his wife is bisexual and he found while he was with her in bed. (Geez... being correct takes the humor out of that line).
They all count the same.
Im guessing Sutter is very happy with Monnys defensive game....so now he has to figure out how to get SM back to his offensive ways that he has shown to have far longer than he has been struggling with it.
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I see what you're saying about how they all count no matter how you score them.. but you have to acknowledge that Monahan and his line have been getting absolutely dominated 5v5 for years now. So I disagree.. If you're going to try make the argument that Monahan is in the upper tier of Center's in the game right now, you HAVE to take into account his 5v5 points versus special teams.
And sorry but I don't see what you see with these dramatic improvements to his defensive game.. not even close, he's too slow to ever be more than an average defender, and he's scared to carry the puck (as a Center!)
Can't help but think Pat and Will were right a few weeks ago when they said 100% Tre shopped him around and every other GM essentially knew he wasn't worth the price. Not trying to pile on, it's just sad to see where 23 and 13 are at right now, very frustrating. Lets just hope they re-invent themselves at 5v5 under Sutter for these last 24 games
