Dylan Larkin or Sean Monahan?

[Voight]

Monahan AINEC

 

[kp61c]

larkin ainec

 

[Better Call Sal]

Love both these kids, but going with Monahan as of right now. Could certainly see Larkin becoming the better player when they've both hit their primes.

Always gotta love the AINECs. I would love either of these guys on my team.

 

[Pavels Dog]

this is very close ainec

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

MonaBAE

 

[lomekian]

Monahan is the better player at getting into and executing in goalscoring positions and probably in the offensive zone overall. Larkin is probably better in the other zones. What makes this a hard call is that Monahan has had a great start to his career but has started to rack up a few injury problems. Larkin on the other hand is slightly harder to get a handle on apart from his elite skating. First year he was a goalscorer first and foremost playing wing. Second year, he alternated positions and seemed rushed more often than not. Third year Larkin was snakebitten but became an impressive set up man. We still don't know what player he will really settle down into being. Monahan we have greater certainty about, and he has achieved more to date, but I suspect Larkin has a higher ceiling. They'd make great team-mates.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Very close . Monahan due to talent around him

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I'm not sure if Monahan breaks 55 points if you swap teams. Meanwhile Larkin is very easily a 70+ point player with Gaudreau.

 

[Calgareee]

I'm not sure if Monahan breaks 55 points if you swap teams. Meanwhile Larkin is very easily a 70+ point player with Gaudreau.

Sweet hot take. Care to do something useful with that crystal ball and pm me the winning lotto max numbers?

 

[The Red Line]

If I'm starting a team from scratch, I take Larkin for sure. Part of that is position, other part is potential. If the question is who is better right this second - then probably Monahan, but it is very close when you consider role and linemates.

Kind of a strange poll though, two very different players that play different positions. Larkin's best will come in a couple of years when he's no longer playing with guys like Helm and Tatar.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Monahan vs Pastrnak would be a close poll. For this one, it's Larkin due to position.

 

[TheMule93]

does Monahan not play centre? are they not both centres?

 

[Bando]

If I'm starting a team from scratch, I take Larkin for sure. Part of that is position, other part is potential. If the question is who is better right this second - then probably Monahan, but it is very close when you consider role and linemates.

Kind of a strange poll though, two very different players that play different positions. Larkin's best will come in a couple of years when he's no longer playing with guys like Helm and Tatar.

Because a center has more value then a center right?

 

[newfy]

Did you know Monahan was the 6th youngest active player to reach 100 goals in his career?

Larkin won a foot race once in an all star game.

Larkin younger but just was one point off Monahans career high without ever having someone like Gadreau to play with. Monahan might be better but its definitely close.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Got no love for the Flames but I'm leaning Monahan on this one. Although its been harder to see Larkin since the Wings moved to the East.

The last Horvat/Monahan poll was split, and Monahan is winning this one handily. Horvat/Larkin might be an interesting poll.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Kind of a strange poll though, two very different players that play different positions. Larkin's best will come in a couple of years when he's no longer playing with guys like Helm and Tatar.

Wat?

 

[The Red Line]

Wat?

Sorry, thought Monahan, was a winger. What do I know?

 

[The Red Line]

Because a center has more value then a center right?

One is a center, the other's a centre.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Monahan may be better now but who knows in the future. Larkin is one hell of a player.

For those saying Larkin was only point off Monahan's career high, yes true. However, Monahan played almost half this season super hurt too, and there definitely is the potential he would have put up more points.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Larkin younger but just was one point off Monahans career high without ever having someone like Gadreau to play with. Monahan might be better but its definitely close.

Monahan played in 8 less games and was injured 4 different ways from January on. Not hard at all to see him break 70 next season if he's fully healthy. Yes he gets to play with Gaudreau but on the other side the best player he's got to play with for a full season is Jiri Hudler. Some of the others include Alex Chiasson, Josh Jooris, Troy Brouwer, Micheal Ferland, Garnett Hathaway, and Kris Versteeg.

Didn't say it wasn't close but at this point in their careers it's still clearly Monahan. .56 points per game vs Monahan's of .72 with similar ATOI and deployment.

 

[obey86]

I remember when Larkin was just a Zemgus Girgensens caliber player.

 

[bsu]

larkin and this should not be a close vote

Lol at your opinion

 

[rent free]

Lol at your opinion

Isn't hindsight just wonderful

 

[newfy]

Monahan played in 8 less games and was injured 4 different ways from January on. Not hard at all to see him break 70 next season if he's fully healthy. Yes he gets to play with Gaudreau but on the other side the best player he's got to play with for a full season is Jiri Hudler. Some of the others include Alex Chiasson, Josh Jooris, Troy Brouwer, Micheal Ferland, Garnett Hathaway, and Kris Versteeg.

Didn't say it wasn't close but at this point in their careers it's still clearly Monahan. .56 points per game vs Monahan's of .72 with similar ATOI and deployment.

8 less games but hes 2 years older as well and plays with Gadreau. Not hard to see Larkin break 70 next year and thats without a player of Gadreaus calibre to play with.

 

[ricky0034]

8 less games but hes 2 years older as well and plays with Gadreau. Not hard to see Larkin break 70 next year and thats without a player of Gadreaus calibre to play with.

hell Larkin literally would have hit 70 this year just by shooting at his average shooting percentage from the other two seasons he's been in the league