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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I'm also in favor of breaking up Johnny/Mony to start the season.
Work them with different guys until you form some new pairings.
It's training Monahan into a low possession player (because Gaudreau has the puck so much) when I think he could become much more effective developing that part of his game with someone else. And they have spurts when Gaudreau isn't high on confidence where that causes Monahan's game to suffer as well.
You might find something that works better with a Monahan-Tkachuk pairing given Tkachuk's ability to work behind the net and thread passes, and working Gaudreau with, say, Bennett and Lindholm. Or hell, even Neal.
With different pairings that you give enough time to form you potentially find a different dynamic that may not falter quite as easily as the current setup did in April.
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I only want Tkachuk paired with Monahan if both improve their skating over the summer.