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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
When did Monahan "force his way up"?
He was pretty awful as a rookie.
As a sophomore, Backlund and Stajan missed half the season while Bennett missed the whole season. And even then, most of that season, the Gaudreau-X-Hudler line was our best line, even though it was centered by guys like Granlund and Jooris at first. That Monahan outscored two guys who probably weren't NHL talents is not some major accomplishment.
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Monahan started as a 2nd-3rd line winger and worked his way up the lineup. But in what world was he awful as a rookie? I know it’s fashionable to dislike him but 22 goals as an 18-19 year old(4th for rookies, and 2/3 above him were quite a bit older)? Outscoring guys on the Flames may not be impressive, but he was also outscoring younger but more seasoned Cs like Kadri, or Schenn. It was one off of Spezza, Couture, Malkin, Anisimov, etc.