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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Monahan doesn't inflict any punishment, but he absorbs a lot. I never question his toughness.
This isn't really great news. It makes him extremely difficult to trade. And he had a poor year last year and he was disappointing from game 1 this season. So it's really impossible to predict with any confidence whether his game will return or if he will get injured again.
So we are left with a $6.3 million question mark going into next year. At least compared to his play this year, there is upside.
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I disagree. The first 10 or so games this season he was absolutely flying and looked like a stronger, faster, and more physically engaged presence out there. He had 14 points in his first 17 games.
It was evident to anyone that wasn't directly looking for a scapegoat as the season wore on that Monahan was playing through something serious for a large chunk of the year.
Trading Monahan now would be a poor idea.