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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Monahan has been competing, forechecking well, and has been responsible defensively. He isn't producing a whole lot yet, but the effort, the attention to detail, and the work ethic are there.
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Monahan has definitely been working hard and is playing with grit and determination I didn’t know he had.
But still, at the end of the day, he’s a $6M center and a former 6th overall pick. There’s a certain standard for him to live up to and just being that hard working guy who’s giving it his all isn’t good enough.
Darryl has said that this isn’t a team with a ton of elite skill, so the guys they do have who are relied upon and paid to produce, have to produce. Otherwise, this team will be on the losing end of a lot of close games which is exactly what we’ve seen in the last 3 games. 3 very close games where just 1 extra goal would’ve made all the difference.