Analyzing the Potential Trade of Sean Monahan and His Impact on The Maple Leafs

2023-12-22 22:35:55

Even if the Canadian has a good record at the moment (14-13-5) and the famous against a p is starting to be heard in town, the fact remains that the chances remain good of seeing the CH be on the sellers’ side at the next transaction deadline. After all, we feel that the balloune can deflate at any time, and objectively, the CH does not look like a team equipped to stay up late in the playoffs.

The victories are encouraging at the moment… but do you think that the CH has Really looks like a series club? It might be different with Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook, but there again.

So, the case of Sean Monahan risks continuing to be talked about between now and March 8. Monahan is currently healthy and at a cap hit of $1.985 million this season, an aspiring team could go looking for a third quality center.

A team like the Maple Leafs, for example… or not.

In fact, during the broadcast TSN Overdrive (a radio show in Toronto) Yesterday, the three hosts (Brian Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan) chatted about the third center position in Toronto, and they wondered if a guy like Monahan would be a good fit. improvement compared to Max Domi.

And obviously, there, we find that Domi is (really) better than Monahan.

TSN Overdrive: “Would you rather have Monahan or Domi as your 3rd line centre?”

They all say Domi ????

Apparently they’d rather take the guy with 3 goals instead of the guy with 9 goals ????‍♂️

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) December 22, 2023

The guys still give Monahan some credit in the sense that he’s recovered well from his injuries and is playing good hockey… but they find him Really slow and they think the guy is skating badly.

Monahan is indeed not a gazelle, but is he really and slow as that? Quite honestly, I can’t find it. He has pretty average skating, I would say.

And in fact, in 2023-24, Monahan is having a better campaign than Domi. It’s similar in terms of points (19 in 32 games for Monahan and 18 in 30 games for Domi), but Monahan has nine goals while Domi only has three.

And as Marc Dumont points out, Monahan has more goals in disadvantage digital that Domi has equality digital this season.

Sean Monahan has as many shorthanded goals as Domi has 5v5 goals this season.

— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 22, 2023

Domi is not a bad hockey player, and he can help a team like the Maple Leafs in a supporting role. But when we look at what Monahan is doing this season with teammates much less dominant than those of Domi in Toronto, I want to say that the Leafs would improve by picking up Monahan to play center on the third line.

I can understand those who would only see it as a minor improvement (or a “four 30 cents for a nickel”), that said, and it is true that Toronto may not be the perfect fit for Monahan. On the other hand, I admit that I find the facilitators a little harsh in their evaluation.

A lot of

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