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Originally Posted by neo45
I don’t know what Monahan’s trade value is or ever was but the org has definitely hurt it by having him play hurt when he wasn’t helping and now putting him on the fourth line
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Everyone talks about him playing hurt. But he wasn’t hurt in the entire 2019 calendar year where he looked awful. The real problem is the lack of versatility and dimensions to his offensive game. He scores in very few methods, so it’s easy for the opposition to game plan and take that away. His pace of play was never good to begin with and it’s even slower in 2021.
If he had a little bit more power and better ability to protect/hold on to pucks, then he could at least do what Matthew Tkachuk does because lord knows Chucky can’t skate. But at the very least, Chucky has a strong stick and can shield pucks, so he can create time and space for himself until plays open up.