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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I disagree.
The centre generates speed precisely because he has those defensive assignments. Those assignments will put him in a position to gain open ice and back off defenders as deep down as the defensive hash marks. It's what makes guys like Nathan MacKinnon and Brayden Point so damn dangerous IMO. On the flip side, if that player isn't handling those D zone assignments, he has far fewer options when his team does acquire the puck, and this is what limits Gaudreau on our own team.
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I've been thinking this for a while. I also think it's why Monahan has been discussed as trade bait in the last little while over Johnny, and it's why Tre has been defending Johnny. Perhaps management believes that trading Mony, and getting faster at the C position will cure the problems on the top line. If we could get back a young C (like Cozens, although it's wishful thinking), I think Lindholm is perfectly capable of playing 1C until that young C is ready for top line duty.