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Originally Posted by Drury18
Personally, I'm not worried about his contract or eligibility for UFA, we have money to burn. My concern is can he endure the ups and downs and pressure of a full NHL season?
He's our shiny new toy and we love him. What happens when the shine dulls? Do the fans turn on him?
Is he still riding an adrenalin high that hasn't sunk in yet? What happens when he goes into a slump (because it will happen)? We have only seen the good side of the kid, we haven't seen bad and I was sort of hoping to see both before having to make a decision whether he stays. Let's see what happens when he can't score for a few games, gets into a rut. Does he work his ass off to get out or does he pout? How does he handle negative comments from the media, coaches and GM? How does he handle being demoted on a line to encourage better play?
I worry that we might have another Baertschi situation where the kid comes in on a high, does everything right, scores and then the reality of being an NHL player where you have bad times and bad streaks comes into play and completely knocks the wind out of his sails and he struggles. Or that the pressure from the fans becomes overwhelming and they don't know how to deal with it. I believe to an extent that Monohan has more mental toughness then Baertschi but he's also 19 and it's excusable if he doesn't.
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I think Flames need to base a decision like this on things that are known, rather than things that might or might not happen.