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Originally Posted by Bingo
I honestly think the jury on Treliving is on his belief that he had a core to build around.
Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk and Lindholm.
Giordano, Hanifin, Brodie/Tanev
Gaudreau and Tkachuk are bouncing back, and Lindholm is a #1 center not a 2 in my mind.
Monahan's fall, injury related or not, is the single biggest issue with the way the team in constructed.
If you think that's his fault, I'm fine with that as it's a bet that didn't pay off. Personally I didn't see Monahan's injuries/fall coming so I felt they had two centers and two elite wingers and a decent foundation.
But it didn't work, and it's a results business, so if they move on I'm fine with that.
However personally I'm a little hesitant to get out the pitchforks for a guy that was making the same assumption that I (and many) made.
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Monahan was a weak link before his recent injuries. The Monahan-Gaudreau pairing got caved in again and again in the playoffs. By relying on Monahan after his deficiencies were evident, Treliving was hoping that either he would become something he never was (a play-driving two-way centre), or that he could shield Monahan be bringing in more forward depth. The first was wishful thinking: Treliving failed on the second.