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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
Interesting that we think another GM will take a gamble on Monahan for mild assets, if he is such a high chance to bounce back you’d think we’d keep him cause we could always use 20-30 goals he magically might produce. Plus don’t we need to keep him to make 13 happy?
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I would prefer to keep him personally. But I also wonder if there's more between the player and the org here re injuries that were not hearing causing some strife. The timing of his surgery last season was... very poor to say the least. I do definitely think there is some interplay with Johnny too. Yeah they're professionals but pros in any field are affected by the opinions and ongoing of their peers and friends, and there's endless evidence that Sean and Johnny have a genuine friendship. And have had genuine success together as peers in the league.
The other issue is obviously cap: it's probably impossible to have a positive situation, without sig ificant winger elcs, that a competitor for the cup spends more than 5 million on a 3c. That alone likely means we need to lose one of Backlund or Monahan. Most are choosing Backlund.