I think there's a lot of Monahan delusion going on in this thread. We're a quarter way into the season, he's bounced around 3 different lines and hasn't been productive enough with any of the skaters he's played with. Now he's found himself playing on the misfit line likely indefinitely if the 2nd and 4th lines continue to play well.
I'm just don't know what everyone expected. As I said in the summer, where was Sean Monahan going to get his goals? There's very specific ways in which he scores most of his goals, open in the slot and in front of the net where he can elevate the puck in tight. Problem is, he needs Gaudreau to draw double teams in order to get those opportunities. Without a playmaker like that on his line, he's stuck trying to generate high percentage shots himself which is not in his game.
The velocity in his shot looks fine to me, the problem is and has always been the limited number of ways in which he can get his shot off.
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