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Originally Posted by Draug
Backlund also has 8 points, and we aren't firing him into the sun!
Granted, he plays a better defensive game, and this season has been playing against stronger competition, but he's also had better line mates.
I agree with Bingo. Give Monahan more time to recover from the injuries and surgery. At least this whole season.
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That's because Backlund has been considerably better than Monahan this season. I mean, if you're only looking at raw point totals without any context, then yes, both players are struggling. But when you look at the even strength points, the underlying numbers, the GF vs GA, the different roles they play and the eye test, it's not even close.
If Monahan was tasked to defend the other team's top lines, I'd probably cut him more slack. But he's not, therefore my expectation for him would be to outplay other bottom 6 lines which is more than fair.