A lot of people attack Monahan or Gaudreau or Tkachuk on other threads because they think doing so somehow elevates or takes attention away from their preferred guy. you see a lot of Gaudreau fans focusing on Monahan and vice versa. I don't see it that way myself.
As to this topic, it's getting complex. Play-wise, Gaudreau is improved in his last few games with Lindholm. They seem to be finding their rhythm more, including Tkachuk. I thought Monahan with Mangiapane and Dube got off to a great start but now, with Ritchie, they've dried right up.
OTOH, Tkachuk's QO and Johnny's NTC complicate things a lot. If you're going to lose Gaudreau, you need to move him. You can (IMO) overpay Tkachuk by qualifying him to see if you can get more value out of him later. And then there's Backlund, who gets paid a tad much for what he brings and he's getting older and less effective.
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