My main is diev Monk. Currently at 257. I still use carve it is awesome on leather enemies.
Owl I do not use much outside of PvP anymore since I have better sources of damage.
And Owl is great zoning in PvP against those tanks that hold c a lot.
With the attributes removing knock back I still would leave hand knife and palm strike at 1. Damage six but armor break and bleeds are very good.
Best thins for Monk from diev is silence and - cool down and carve.
I just love the fade-run up-safety zone-carve world tree in battle league. So fun against people who does not know how to deal with it