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Originally Posted by gvitaly
I think that Monahan could've taken another step if he was forced to pay attention to the defensive side a bit more when he was starting up. Another area was carrying the puck, where he used Johnny as a bit of a crutch in transition.
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I just don't think Monahan was ever fast enough to control the play in a dominant fashion.
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As for Bennett, we'd never know, but he became a different player in FLA. One we only saw for spurts in the playoffs. I think that he had a higher potential, but being stuck on the 3rd line with Jankowski, Neal, Brouwer, etc didn't help him any.
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I think Bennett has met his potential in Florida. I continue to think that he does not process the game at a high enough level or speed to be a dominant, top-line centre.
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I don't know what Lindholm could've become, but he was flip-flopped between RW and C. I doubt there was more there in terms of generating his own offense.
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Lindholm actually met his potential in Calgary, and thank to Calgary. He was an effective two-zone centre with excellent defensive awareness when the Flames acquired him, and by playing with Tkachuk and Gaudreau he became a legitimate top-six, scoring centre.