You want to hedge your bets of course, but at this point, nobody on here has any idea what exactly Monahan is capable of or isn't. For all we know, he is basically done. Or maybe he will be pushing Lindholm for the top line centre role.
The season before last Monahan came out scoring at a good clip, and then suddenly dried-up completely thanks to that injury he played through all season. Last season he looked terrible, but again, was that him being hampered by something until he got his other hip injured?
Personally, I look at Monahan as a Christmas present left under the tree. I have no idea what is inside of it, but I look forward to opening that present up and seeing if it is a Moneyhands or if it is barely a 4th line centre. Nobody here knows for sure which one it is, or how close to either extreme he may be.
What he does deserve is a shot - he played through a tonne of injuries and multiple surgeries to try and help this team win.
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