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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
So, with the idea that they’re even close to begin when Lewis gets zero shifts with Gaudreau or other skilled players, what does that say?
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Are you saying that Lewis would be on a 40-point pace if he was getting Monahan's shifts on PP1? The two aren't equivalent players in any respect, so it actually says nothing.
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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I would think your career is in quite the conundrum when replacement level players are looking pretty comparable to you.
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We've seen the Flames play replacement-level players further up the lineup. They accomplished approximately nothing – see Ritchie on Gaudreau's line last season, or Pitlick on Backlund's line this season. If Monahan were comparable to those players, he would be just as bad when moved off the 4th line. But that isn't what is happening, as many posters have demonstrated statistically.
It may indeed be that Monahan is nothing more than a power-play specialist now. But the players you're comparing him to aren't even that, and never have been.