Bennett and Ferland and Backlund need to teach Monahan how to have a mean streak.
Monahan has been so incredibly soft. I really hope he's just nursing an injury.
One particular play stood out in my mind. A Canuck player tripped near him, and obviously started battling for the puck. Monahan immediately put his hands up to tell the ref that it wasn't him that tripped him - all the while the canuck cleared the puck from his butt.
I mean, I know Monahan's mentality. I was the same way in basketball. I over-exaggerate the fact that I'm defending straight up - and sometimes lose loose balls because of it.
Monahan needs to realize that anything goes in the playoffs, and noone gives a crap whether it was a penalty or not.
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