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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Ahhh - the old “you must be related” argument. Always a winner.
No, I’m just a guy who likes honesty in the analysis and not narrative driven by poor analysis. Monahan has struggled this year. But on a night when the puck didn’t go in for anyone, it’s funny to single out a guy that didn’t really do anything wrong like blow a coverage, or miss a wide open chance.
Reliance on +/- or giveaway stats which are wonky is not a decent analysis IMO. Face offs are a better stat but still depend a lot on opposition and wingers.
It’s just so predictable after a loss - the same people go after the same targets no matter what actually happened in the game.
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People don’t go after Monahan because of personal dislike for him. He’s just not getting it done and that’s been very consistent all year. The worst plus minus on the team by a wide margin is not a fluke IMO. There are advanced stats out there that show he is one of the worst 5 on 5 defenders in the league.
You certainly don’t have to agree with that but you have to admit that you spend a great deal of time here promoting his play.
Personally my thoughts on Monahan are all about the go forward. He needs to be better and maybe he will be as time goes on and his latest injury recovery progresses.