Going back to the 1997-98 season, no 18/19 year-old player who has scored at least 3 goals in his first 9 games to start the season has ever been sent back to his junior team. Monahan has already reached that plateau and isn't even halfway through the 9 games.
One interesting thing from the Flames perspective is that if Monahan stays in Calgary, it increases the chances that Jankowski might make Team Canada with a strong start to his season. For me, that would be the best case scenario because I think making Team Canada helps Jankowski's confidence more than it does Monahan's.
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