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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Appreciate you getting the numbers and I love stats but two things that aren't considered in this are:
1.Eichel on a bad Buffalo team vs Monahan on a "good" Flames team.
2. Eichel is trending flat where as Monahan is trending downwards.
With that all said, maybe Monahan was really hurt and starts playing better under Sutter, or a new team and maybe Eichel plays even worse with another team. I guess we won't know until we know.
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I do believe Monahan has had some serious bad luck as it pertains to injuries the last few years and the surgeries back this up and he tends to grind it out when I rather the team sit him and attend to them- but not my call. I am not the biggest fan of Monahan to be 100% honest, I think that is more due to his position at center and many times disappearing during games but I respect the numbers for sure and they do impress me to a point.
In fact, I sometimes feel like he gets undervalued to a point because of his position- I would love to see him tried out on the wing tbh and I think it would raise his stock as a player while having less responsibility on the ice as the man can score and finish.
I guess the biggest takeaway between the two players is that one drives a play while the other just tends to finish the play. But you are right, a different atmosphere for either player may or may not pay dividends.