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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I think Monahan's been passable, but he gets a lot of credit for virtually the same things Adam Ruzicka did tonight at about the same level, and I don't think Ruzicka's been anything to write home about. If you swapped the centres, would the results (in terms of chances) have changed a whole lot?
The bar for Monahan is really low. Replacing him with a bonafide playdriving centre like Yanni Gourde would improve the play of Monahan's linemates.
I think the most praise you can sincerely give Monahan after three consecutive solid games is that "plays no longer die on his stick".
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If you think Ruzicka and Monahan played at the same level tonight, there’s really no discussion to be had.
And yes, the bar for Monahan is low right now. But he’s certainly better than a replacement player. And tonight he was a top 3-4 forward IMO. Actually a top 3-4 Flame since the D were bad and Vladar was not great.