The Sean Monahan Trade Looks Better Than We Thought

When the Sean Monahan deal first went down, the initial reaction was mixed at best, but a deeper dive into the numbers and context reveals the trade might be smarter than the first take suggested. Sometimes in hockey, the real value of a transaction doesn't show up in the highlight reel or the immediate box score - it shows up in how a player fits into a system and what he actually contributes over time.