Monahan isnt moving for less than a 1st rd

those are really good arguments.

At this point, yes! That's a given based on the scarcity dynamic with just 1 take.

If the Preds for example become sellers then Novak's contract at 800k becomes very attractive. He may not get a Tanner Jeannot return but Novak price will be higher than Monahan IMO

Good luck

Monahan Analytics are quite poor besides stating face offs, pp production he won't have pp1 and scarcity why he's worth a 1st?

Value is relative to the market. In Monahan's case you need to first examine how many better centers are out there and available. Lindholm is obviously the best in show. He will get a 1st +. Then you have a load of guys behind him, in the Monahan area, who might get moved. Monahan, Novak, Wennberg, Henrique. That glut of competition isn't good for the Habs and Monahan, it will drive the price down. Why trade a 1st for Monahan when I could trade a 2nd for Novak? Will 3 teams all trade 1sts for centers? That would be a very rare occurrence.