What a weird post…. Henrique is miles better than ryjo and colton.
Yeah because 50% of $5.5M is still a hell of a lot more than $825K AND he was playing poorly in that market or not playing at all.
perhaps you need to revisit the post that started this thread? (see above)
For the 1st bolded - let me rephrase that then. It is my opinion that if the Avs want to go deep in the playoffs and potentially win the Cup again while we have this core together, they need a BETTER PLAYER than what Monahan has shown to be this season.perhaps you need to revisit the post that started this thread? (see above)
Avs fan identified 2C as a need. Of the players generally viewed as "available", Monahan represents the #2 or #3 option, from a quality pov, at C. That's not a habs fan opinion, that's just the reality of the market.
Of those 3 options (Lindholm, Henrique, Monahan), Monahan carries 1/2 the cap hit of the other two, and therefore is much easier for any contending/cap stretched team to consider adding.
Again, not a habs fan opinion, a very simple, relevant and obvious fact.
Now, as to your opinion that Monahan "isn't what the Avs need". Great. not sure you need to add anything to that. OP sees a need at C. Monahan is one of the best C options available. Is what it is.
If you think that Ross or RyJo are better players, today, than Monahan. Great. Not all opinions are created equally, as they say.
Monahan may get traded, or he may stay put. If he does get traded, it's likely that his minutes will go down, and I would bet that his scoring/60 actually goes up... Context matters. Playing on a team with the likes of Makar/Toews/Girard/Mack/Rantanen creates a lot more opportunity for middle-6 players than playing on a roster as thin as the habs this year.... You might have heard of a player named Jonathan Drouin... saw his G/60 and sh% grow exponentially from a year ago. Funny what playing with and around elite talent does to some skilled players, isn't it
You guys called him trash over and over again.
Monahan is not a floater, quite the opposite.For the 1st bolded - let me rephrase that then. It is my opinion that if the Avs want to go deep in the playoffs and potentially win the Cup again while we have this core together, they need a BETTER PLAYER than what Monahan has shown to be this season.
I love how you state that it's my opinion as if it doesn't have much value but then you go on to state YOUR opinion as if it's a cold-hard fact that couldn't possibly be discounted. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back there, sparky.
For the 2nd part - this is exactly the same thinking that led to CMac acquiring a player like Ryan Johansen (who we got at half price for free) because if RyJo was playing with elite players, his 'stats should grow exponentially', right ?
Turns out, RyJo can't keep up in Bednar's system and has trouble maintaining the pace that's set by the rest of the team so on most nights, he's a full step behind everyone else. That's why he's having problems in Colorado, it's not because he forgot how to play hockey. He's been a notorious floater for years - so to ask him to be engaged and working his ass off every night is a tough ask and it was a risky acquisition to begin with.
Now I live in the montreal area and I've seen plenty of Monahan this season. While faster than RyJo, he's not exactly the speedster he used to be... I'll leave it at that.
Drouin was trash the first 20-30 games of the season. He would’ve been trash if we acquired him at the TDL last year.
To be clear, I didn't call Monahan a floater - I called RyJo a floater. I know Monahan has a good work ethic.Monahan is not a floater, quite the opposite.
Opinions are opinions, regardless of who shares them. Facts, are a different thing. It is a fact that every year there are deadline deals that have players moved for far more value than some segments of the recipient fan base assessed... and that every year there are deadline deals that don't turn out well for the "buying" team.
RyJo played with very talented players in Nashville... including a Norris caliber dman through his prime. If anyone thought the issues he had in Nashville were because of a weak supporting cast, they were operating from a very poorly grounded opinion
He was 1 season removed from a near career best year when the Predators willingly ate 4M$/year for 2 years to move him for nothing in return... and that despite still going into the season with 8M$ in cap space (so they didn't cut ties with him because of cap reasons). That speaks volumes to how RyJo's performance was valued, and his struggles in Colorado only further cement how low he's fallen.
The two are not comparable, frankly. the opinion that they are has very little grounding in reality.
If the Avs figure that Monahan won't be able to adapt to their play style, they obviously won't trade for him. But they gave up a 2nd last year for Eller who isn't exactly a speedster at this point in his career either, so
I'm sorry you are having trouble reading/understanding my posts. Can't help you with that unfortunately.
Perfect, cuz I wasn't asking you.
Mittelstadt is a phenomenal two-way player.
The irony is strongYou can quit it with the personal jabs. It's one thing to have empty takes, another to behave like a troll.
Aside from the incoherence of your opinions and player assessments, you continue to show difficulty understanding what you are reading in my posts, so probably best to move on.
Enjoy the crow as much as you enjoy Drouin
