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Originally Posted by gvitaly
And that was his first season in the NHL. It was before injuries, and before the NHL adjusted to covering him in front of the net. The book is out... no matter what you do, don't let Monahan get the puck in front of the net. Everyone knows that he's the trigger-man. He finished last season on a line away from Gaudreau, and on PP2. If that's how he is used again, I can't even pencil in a 20 goals season.
It's up to Monahan to make adjustments. Let's hope he recovers back to 100%, and starts shooting the puck like before. Hopefully he will find a way to be a bit more mobile too, especially when it comes to just staying stationary and battling in front of the net waiting for a pass.
PS: I don't hate on Monahan. I love his heart, and respect everything he has done for the team. He was an elite goalscorer, and I hope he can come back to that. I truly have no idea which Monahan we will get this season though.
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do you even read the posts I am quoting and responding to?
"propped up his
entire career by Gaudreau"
was the quote and I said he scored 22 without Gaudreau in the league. He was wrong /