The Canadiens need Sean Monahan’s production this season

Sean Monahan is off to a good start with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The forward already has twenty points, including seven goals in twenty games so far this year.

In particular, he’s on a seven-game point streak (1 goal, 6 assists) that coincides with his team’s three-game winning streak.

This winning streak gives the Jackets a respectable first quarter of the season, playing for .500 with a 9-9-2 record, three points out of the final playoff spot.

Sean Monahan’s production also allowed him to make Columbus club history by becoming the third player to score at least twenty points in their first twenty games with the team. He joins Andrew Cassels and Johnny Gaudreau.

Fun fact: Sean Monahan is just the third player in #CBJ history with at least 20 points in his first 20 games with the club. The others are Andrew Cassels and his dear friend Johnny Gaudreau.

– Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) November 24, 2024

Although unintentionally, the former Canadiens player found another way to honor the memory of his good friend Johnny Hockey.

In fact, Monahan’s good start to the campaign could have helped the Habs perform better this season. His production of one point per game would make him the team’s leading scorer so far this season.

His presence would also make for a more balanced attack, while Monahan could have helped the contribution of our second line.

I understand why trading Monahan made sense from a rebuilding point of view, but it really felt like the organization sacrificed the present for the future.

Yes, we got a good return with a first-round pick from the Jets who we then traded to the Kings to pick up excellent prospect Michael Hage, but who’s going to be able to help the team in what? One year, two years, maybe more?

However, Monahan is the kind of veteran you want on your team, who will lead by example and bring a good ethic to the youngsters.

This is really the first move in the rebuild where I’ve felt the team regress and start to fall in the standings following the Monahan trade. And you have to wonder if it’s the same regression we’re feeling so far this season.

In short, let’s hope Sean Monahan can keep up the momentum and have a good season with the Blue Jackets.

Overtime

– The solution?

Breaking up Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield & Juraj Slafkovsky has hurt…Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield & Juraj Slafkovsky.

The Habs had one good thing going last season. Just put the three of them back together at this point. pic.twitter.com/R2lJaCSVlX

– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) November 24, 2024

– Ouch…

5v5 Team Defence – November 24 pic.twitter.com/RXHotAKQHx

– JFresh (@JFreshHockey) November 24, 2024

– It doesn’t stay that way for long.

The Bruins have fired 3 consecutive Jack Adams winners, who have all been scooped up within 8 days of being fired pic.twitter.com/AANenOmbR9

– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 24, 2024

– Big win for the Packers.

FINAL: The @Packers dominate at home for the win #SFvsGB pic.twitter.com/c4hYD49dSB

– NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2024

– The Broncos are to be taken seriously.

FINAL: The @Broncos get the job done in Vegas #DENvsLV pic.twitter.com/p5pSvkYwVv

– NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2024

– Duel of birds.

FINAL: The @Seahawks get a big division win to improve to 6-5 #AZvsSEA pic.twitter.com/iFTpGmyRvS

– NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2024

– Silver for Canada.

LONG TRACK: Medal this weekend for Laurent Dubreuil in the first 500 m of the ISU World Cup in Nagano 15 hundredths of a second behind the winner.

Other Canadian men’s results:
2nd 500 m – 4th Laurent Dubreuil (34.78 / +0.37)
1000 m – 9th Laurent Dubreuil … https://t.co/rIPJiv25il

– Philippe Germain – VCI (@goVCIca) November 24, 2024