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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
The Monahan trade was objectively terrible not only because we actively made decisions that significantly tanked the players value we then proceeded to trade him at the lowest of lows. It was the very definition of poor asset management.
He should have clearly been shut down for the 21-22 season but instead of doing so Sutter demoted him in the lineup and deployed him in a role his skill set simply wasn't ever suited for.
To add salt to the wound we elected to dump Monahan over Lucic which is just complete lunacy.
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In a world where players have no agency and therefore no responsibility or accountability, sure.
He’s played over 55 games twice since 2019-20, once in 23/24, and the other in 21/22 when he apparently should have been shut down. I don’t think a GM can just unilaterally shut down a player. Monahan wanted to play, Sutter loved him and wanted him to succeed, and he was medically cleared to play after having surgery the previous season.
He’s injury-ridden, but he’s a gamer that wants to play as long as he’s physically able. I think Sutter tried to shelter him as much as possible (remember despite his spot in the bottom six he still played 1st line PP).
And trading him over Lucic wasn’t their choice. They wanted to trade Lucic but he didn’t want to move. It’s not something the team elected to do.