Obviously, Horvatt and ROR are worth a hell of a lot more than Monahan, there isn't anyone arguing about that. Look at it this way though, Horvat returned a 1st + top prospect + good middle 6 winger with only 1.375 mil retention making his salary 4.125 mil this year. Monahan should easily get a conditional 1st + good prospect with half retention. Especially when you consider there really is no other middle 6 FA centers available. One could say Toews is available but no one has confirmed that he is willing to waive his NMC as of yet, so that takes him off the table until he agrees to waive. One center available and 3 to 5 teams looking to improve their 2C positions means we can set the ask at a 1st + good prospect and either a team will step up or they won't but we won't be lowering the ask due to the very very limited supply.