2024-01-18 23:50:50
Last summer, Sean Monahan agreed with the Montreal Canadiens on the terms of a one-season contract.
Many applauded Kent Hughes when we learned the amount of his pact ($1,985 million), because we knew that the veteran was useful to the club last year.
And with his injury history, seeing him sign for so little was good news in itself.
Sean Monahan has demonstrated since the start of his career that he can be an important element of a hockey club. He is reliable in all three zones of the ice and his offensive touch allows him to be a constantly dangerous player on the ice.
This is why there was interest in his services last summer. Even that, according to Mathias Brunet, who was on Martin Lemay’s show on BPM Sports…
The player would have accepted less money in order to play for the Canadian:
I found out this today: Monahan refused more money elsewhere than in Montreal. – Mathias Brunet
The La Presse journalist goes on to say that it was logical for him, because playing for the Canadian allows him to play more to increase his value:
A five-year, $25 million contract for Sean Monahan?????@mathiasbrunet et @MartinLemay could not agree on the issue. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/SpQAzq517F
— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) January 18, 2024
Martin Lemay maintains that he is ready to offer him a five-year contract valued at $5 million per season, but Mathias Brunet does not agree because Monahan is (already) 29 years old.
It is certain that by signing Monahan for five years, the Canadian opens the door to having a versatile player for the end of the reconstruction.
A seasoned veteran who can help the young guys with the team… But the player is too burdened with injuries to believe that he will be healthy in the long term.
And therein lies the problem.
Monahan is an important player for the Canadiens right now and it’s hard to argue otherwise. But will it still be in three years, when the young people have reached maturity and the Canadian is ready to compete?
Knowing his medical history, we can wonder if he will still be performing well in two or three years. And if he is no longer able to keep up, the Canadian will have a certain problem on his hands.
Barring a big surprise, let’s remember in closing that the forward should leave the Canadiens by the trade deadline… And that according to David Pagnotta, the price asked for his services would be a first round pick or a pick of second round with a hope. It is useful to remember this.
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