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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Sometimes he backchecks, sometimes he doesn’t. But, yes, the main part of playing good D is the part that goes unnoticed - playing great position with body and stick such that passes are prevented or not even tried. Monahan is good at that. That’s why Sutter uses him on the PK. Good position, good stick.
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Absolutely and when I watch Gaudreau in our end his positional choices are just fine. He's head on swivel on the defenseman, knows when to maybe go down in the corner or go to the high slot and he always knows he has to provide the break out play on the wall. No one expects him to be physical.
The guy is the only dynamic play driver we have.
You don't get better by trading the player the opposition is most conerned about, you try and find another one to go with him.
If the supposed shake up is a top 4 forward to be traded my guess is it's Monahan or Tkachuk. I'm sure Tkachuk would fetch the most but because of Monahans pedigree and that he's a center I don't buy the line he's not worth much. I think you get a pretty good player back for a center who should return to 20 goals and now plays a better 2 way game.
Sutter wants to be deep at center so the only way I see Monahan going is if Treliving does miraculously pull off an Eichel trade or for some other center were not thinking of and then maybe afterwards move Monahan.