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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
This obsession with PPG. Such an oversimplification, because why factor in the downward trends in Monahan’s 5-on-5 production, his injury history, his defensive deficiencies and overall inability to drive offense despite ample ice time?
Derrick Brassard is a career .56 PPG player to Blake Coleman’s .42. Only 3 years older too. Maybe we should have signed him and saved ourselves $4M in cap space!
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Its fair, but also not. Monahan is top 20 in goal scoring and top 30 in points among Cs excluding his rookie season. He has certainly seen regression over the past two seasons, but given he is 26 chances are we see him return back to his normal numbers. Also interesting, Dubois has regressed over the past two seasons as well.
I agree that the offense isn't the only factor. But PLD isn't a defensive dynamo and has generally been deployed as an offensive player. I am not sure what your trying to solve by swapping him with Monahan.
I am fine with trading Monahan for the right price. But PLD isn't it. Better to see how Monahan responds under Sutter. I liked what I was seeing out of Monahan after Sutter arrived. He was playing much better overall hockey, despite the injury. He could be good this season.