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Originally Posted by TOfan
Monahan and Dube are spare parts?
In the same post you are criticizing the Flames for not injecting prospects in the line up you are also labelling one of their top young players, who conseratively has top 9 potential, maybe more, a 'spare part'. It's this type of post, that contradicts itself to attempt to show the team in a negative light, is hard to take seriously. If you're going to criticize them, be consistent and be accurate.
Monahan has been, mostly, an effective C for this team. Sure he has his deficiencies, but I wouldn't be so quick to cast him aside either. He's 26, not 36. As for Dube, there is plenty of reason to be optimistic. If you can't see that, or refuse to, then it's likely you would whine regardless of the scenario. Shame they all can't be Brayden Point, but lets be realistic here. Dube is a solid prospect/young hockey player. I think there are many teams and many fan bases that would be pretty happy to have Dube in the organization.
'Spare part', come on man.....
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I don't think he meant spare parts the way you interpreted it. I think it's more in the way that those 3 players have not shown any chemistry playing together, or had any significant time to establish anything.
I for example have a hard time predicting the style of game a line of Dube-Monahan-Pitlick would bring. I see Monahan and Dube as weaker defensively, while I see Pitlick more as a defensive specialist. I don't know if that line needs to be sheltered, or if you try and throw it against the other teams 2nd lines? There are just a lot of unknowns in such a combination. Luckily, there's the off-season and training camp to figure it out.
Just out of curiosity, do you see a clear role for the combination of Dube-Monahan-Pitlick?