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Originally Posted by GioforPM
3 weeks? He had Ritchie and Mangiapane for probably 3 weeks. He had Gaudreau and Ritchie for at least another month. And aside from Ritchie he had Simon, Leivo and a couple games of Bennett. It’s not like having a utility guy like Frolik, who can chip in - it’s a hole on 1/3 of the ice.
No one argues Monahan has been good - he hasn’t, not offensively anyway. But the RW issue was a real hindrance.
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Isn’t the real problem Monahan’s $6.3M cap hit then? If he didn’t cost so much for what he does, maybe Treliving could’ve found a half decent winger for Monahan to play with. He’s one of the most expensive players on the team and he doesn’t elevate the play of his wingers which is what a good center does. Andrew Mangiapane for instance I don’t think misses Monahan at all. 2 games back with Backlund + Nordstrom and he already has a goal and an assist. We can also come to the conclusion that Nordstrom and Ritchie are also a wash.
So, Brett Ritchie might be the casualty this season. But lets say Monahan plays with another league minimum scrub because that’s all they can afford due to this team’s poor cap situation. It’ll be the same story, just with a different name.