- Apr 27, 2005
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You don't want Hall he's terrible lol.I know Johnny would look in the right situation and it would suck for us.
Unfortunately I'm not a Hall fan. Must be all the injuries and his Oilers days.
And dang I don't want to give up on Johnny.
I'd rather package Mony with Brody another body for a 1st line center. Something like that. Make it happen. Get some size and skill with Johnny. But unfortunately Johnny may not want to be here. Maybe he's peaked due to size. Maybe it's discouragement due to feeling like that. Something doesn't feel right and maybe it's not even him.
Gaudreau is a special special player who is visibly frustrated by his center. Whether it's justified or not, the body language from Gaudreau tells me he's tired of carrying their duo. His game is all about speed, give and gos, quick plays, and creativity - he needs a counterpart who can bring those things out in his game. Unfortunately, Monahan does the opposite - he forces the game to go slower and become static. That doesn't mean Monahan is a bad player, but it's quite easy to see why a player like Gaudreau could get frustrated having to play at Monahan's speed.
IMO, Gaudreau needs to do his best to get over it and try to make the best out of a bad situation, as it's obvious that the coaching staff has no real intention of ever separating the two.