I don't think we are giving enough respect to NHL teams and their preperation and footage watching. Teams have been keying in on him to an increasing degree since he scored 8 goals in his first 6 (?) games. I think that's just an easy excuse to make.
Teams know hockey, they know other teams and they know their best players. Monahan has been a marked threat for teams since his 9 game try out in his rookie season. There's no way they are just now getting onto him after 2 remarkable seasons.
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