Ryan Lambert article on sending Monahan down

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by moon

I think Monahan is as ready as Street is/has shown.

I would say 90% of centers in the league aren't ready to go up against the top guys though so not sure why Monahan is getting singled out. Keeping Ben Street here doesn't do much to stop teams from putting out their top line against him right now if they want.

Only in the same way that the top lines don't get to play against Colbourne, McGratton and Jackman. Hartley would not let it happen.

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

That's a ridiculous idea. That's just setting him up to fail. He isn't ready to go up against those guys.

so Street was set up to fail and hasn't?

[moon]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

Hartley sure as heck doesn't agree with your evaluation of the readiness of the two.

Great for Hartley. What in my posting history would indicate that I give an F what Bob Hartley thinks.

Originally Posted by ricardodw

so Street was set up to fail and hasn't?

Considering he has looked bad and out of place so far I would say he has failed.

[moon]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

Would it be worth it to have Monahan step up in the next 2 NHL games of the year and play head to head with Thornton and Kopitar? (Between Glencross and Stempniak)

I think that would be a move that would find out if he is ready for a full NHL season this year.

I am not sure why that is the only determination to find out if he is ready for the NHL this year or not.

If that is the determining step then we might be SOL for centers this year because outside of Stajan all of our centers are going to look 'not ready' in that situation.

[elpatzer]

Originally Posted by the2bears

Were they bad games, or just not "so great"? What I mean is, I don't think he had bad games. He just didn't have a good game, and scored the game winner in the other. Can hardly categorize that as a bad game.

Well, that's why I put the IMO. bad or "not good", if I saw 9 games like those 2 I would send him down.

I didn't see last night's game though.