Sean Monahan is good fit for Washington and the game they play. However just got a hunch Calgary keeps him.

Yeah, I could see that too. I think the main thing is, there's a lot of trades on here where the Caps take futures for Kuzy, and that just doesn't make sense for where the Caps are organizationally. I think it's really likely that the Caps hang on to Kuznetsov and hope that he straightens up his off ice stuff.

Calgary decline

Monahan underlying numbers are terrible. I'd rather keep Kuzy unless they feel they absolutley have to move him and Monahan is their best offer.

Maybe, but let's just take the names off the players and look at pure production over the last three seasons:

Player A:

180 GP, 49 G, 104 A, 153 P (0.85 PPG pace)

Player B:

198 GP, 66 G, 92 A, 158 P (.797 PPG pace)

These two players are a lot closer in production than a lot of people might think.

I'd actually prefer keeping Kuzy because his trade value doesn't equal his performance on the ice. I just think Monahan makes the most sense in a trade that gets back a true 1/2C instead of futures when the team is still trying to compete in the twilight of the Ovi era.

I’m not a big stats guy. The “eye” test however is definitely favoring Kuzy big time especially with his playoff performance I’ve seen