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N-E-B · 08-07-2019, 12:08 AM

I honestly think some people who watch the Flames just don’t get it. Monahan isn’t on the same level as Crosby or McDavid, but he’s still a really good player. He’s being paid a very fair salary. He’s absolutely 100% a top line centre.

It’s beyond frustrating trying to argue with the people that don’t like him because they throw out arbitrary statements like “he’s not elite” (which is entirely subjective as if we’re being honest every NHL player is elite) but don’t really provide any stats that back it up. The stats would actually suggest that he’s among the best centres in the world. No, he’s not flashy, and yes, he could use his size a lot more, but those aren’t big enough negatives to warrant trashing him like some fans do.

But because he had a bad stretch in April (like 20 other guys on the team did) he’s a second line centre in some people’s minds. Ignore the over a point-per-game season he just had. Ignore that only 11 centres (10 really, as Draisaitl isn’t a centre in my books) outscored him. He’s just average.

Again, some people just don’t understand.

08-07-2019, 12:08 AM	#38
N-E-B Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	I honestly think some people who watch the Flames just don’t get it. Monahan isn’t on the same level as Crosby or McDavid, but he’s still a really good player. He’s being paid a very fair salary. He’s absolutely 100% a top line centre. It’s beyond frustrating trying to argue with the people that don’t like him because they throw out arbitrary statements like “he’s not elite” (which is entirely subjective as if we’re being honest every NHL player is elite) but don’t really provide any stats that back it up. The stats would actually suggest that he’s among the best centres in the world. No, he’s not flashy, and yes, he could use his size a lot more, but those aren’t big enough negatives to warrant trashing him like some fans do. But because he had a bad stretch in April (like 20 other guys on the team did) he’s a second line centre in some people’s minds. Ignore the over a point-per-game season he just had. Ignore that only 11 centres (10 really, as Draisaitl isn’t a centre in my books) outscored him. He’s just average. Again, some people just don’t understand.