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Originally Posted by Jay Random
A 29-year-old player is already on the downslope of his career. Most players' offensive production starts to fall before that age.
Monahan, on the other hand, is 27. Medical issues aside, he has a lot more of his prime left.
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Honest question - what more do you need to see from Monahan at this point? Over what duration?
I don’t see how folks can still defend him at this stage. Yes there have been some injury concerns, but I really think that’s overblown and is masking some serious deficiencies in his game.
He’s no longer a guy we can skate on the top line, that much is clear. He’s a poor defensive player so you can’t skate him as a checking center. So you’re left with 2nd line, but you’d better give him someone who can get him the puck because he’s not a distributor. Oh and they’d better have wheels because he isn’t a good skater.
I think there needs to be some acceptance that what Sean Monahan was, be it injuries or just regression of his game, is not the Sean Monahan we can expect moving forward.
Hoping for a Monahan bounce back at this time gets us right back to the same place next offseason.