Just a guess but Montreal is one of the least popular destinations for NHL players, and they're probably trying to signal to players that even though they're re-building it's a good place to get your career back on track like Monahan has.
Playing with marchand and Pastrnak.... Monahan is playing with scraps.
There it is. Just as I thought. How many Habs games have you watched this year? My guess is ZERO. If anything, he's a very good defensive center and awesome on faceoffs. And never was a speed burner, but has very, very high IQ so he doesn't need to be. AND can actually produce offensively. On a team with better scoring wingers, he'd be edging close to a PPG which is where he was before the Habs lost 2/3 of their 2nd line. Seriously, HFBoards has some bizarre takes. Guess you thought Leks was a bum before you watched him play.
Yeah of course Bednar is deciding in the end but Monahan is way better than people think, MTL is a bottom 5 team in the NHL.
Neither is Zacha or Colton lol
So accurate is bizarre? How so? I actually watch Monahan play, you? This is the typical take on HFboards. All Habs players are useless crap until they're not on the Habs. Tell me how and why do you think Monahan isn't as a described and what about my take is not reasonable? It IS true he was close to a ppg before all our injuries. It is true he's an excellent defensive forward and great on faceoffs. It IS general knowledge that he's got a high IQ. That is all true. So what is not true or accurate, is YOUR take. Sayonara, joe. Unless you can have an objective debate, I'm not wasting my precious time with you.
Marchand and Pasta are hardly ever played together. Monahan only has 3 more points than Trent Frederic while averaging 5 more minutes of ice time per game. Frederic also fights and hits, Monahan has a whopping 9 hits this year. 11 power play points for Monahan compared to Frederic’s 1. Not really sure why Bruins want Monahan tbh. They have enough middle sixers.
Guy was barely ever a ppg player when he was at his best before all his injuries
We can agree on that. Hughes will not take a late 2nd for him. No way. He'd keep him instead. Monahan is a very solid player that would help any team. And a character guy to boot. Unless they get similar return as they did Toffoli, he's staying in Montreal. And I would be thrilled if he did.
At his cap hit a contender should be ecstatic to have him at 3C and that cap hit may allow a contender to add another asset.
He was around .80 ppg before we got nailed with a ton of injuries to our forwards. My point is on a team with good wingers, he is back there easily, and possibly hits the ppg mark. The guy is a good player. Been down this road on the main boards before. It's useless. But I'll make sure to revisit this thread once he's traded for what he's worth. IE, more than ppl here are saying.
Yeah they most certainly do...
