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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Nope
Monahan-Lindholm-Gaudreau
Why? some observations over the years.
Monahan carry's the puck like it's a hot potato and his best passes are from his forehand, plus he's a great shooter. better suited to LW
Lindholm has shown not only can he carry the puck and make plays, he can neutralize other teams top centers with his smarts as well
Gaudreau has elite vision and skating, he also has a quick accurate shot, playing the off wing opens everything up for him, I know it was on bigger ice but Gaudreau was fantastic playing RW at the WC, (ask Justin Abdelkader who's the best right winger he ever played with, I would bet Johnnys name would come up)
There's a reason some of the leagues top wingers play their off side. Ovechkin, Kane, Panarin, Rantanen...the list goes on.
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The off wing shot is one thing. And in fact playing your strong wing makes a one timer to the short side more effective. But mainly, transition is much harder on the off wing.
Monahan is actually a good backhand passer.