@Neo (cant fricken quote)
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Not sure what is overboard about my comments, Monahan just doesn’t go to the dirty areas. He floats near the face off dots and looks to finish feeds off from his wingers. Watch any of his highlight packages and tell me that I’m wrong
No goalie has ever thought “wow I have to deal with that Sean Monahan tonight” because he’s nowhere near the blue paint most of the time. He’s a high slot player, not a net front presence
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Below is your comment that I was responding to.
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Originally Posted by neo45 
Monahan “going to the dirty areas” is one of the biggest myths on this forum. He’s not Tomas Holmstrom. He stands in the slot away from all contact and hopes the winger can get him the perfect pass to finish. He doesn’t even bother to battle defensively or play physically
Seriously when has Monahan ever even crashed the net? Had a net front battle? He got hacked and slashed and that’s what injured his hip?
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Monahan is no Tomas Holsmstrom, and as I already agreed with you, he is most effective in the slot.
However, you went overboard in my opinion with the rest of your wording. He does play physical. He does compete. He has been playing much better defensively. He does go after pucks in front of the net (and quite a lot). He isn't Tkachuk - he is not going to mix it up and start a scrum. He will go after loose pucks and go to the hard and dirty areas.
So that's why your post was overboard. He is NOT a floater. There is a difference between being a floater and not being overly physical. It isn't just one or the other.