I'm ready to eat my crow; I was one of the posters who commented that Monahan might not be the type of player who hates to lose enough. I'm a huge fan of his, but also commented that he's pretty one-dimensional and he was mailing it in in the last 1/3 of the season. I also commented how he was on a 50 goal/PPG pace for most of 2017...then was on a 40 goal pace...and was 'disappointed' he only ended up with 30.
Hearing BT comment how he had so many injuries and battled through them. How he hadn't seen anyone play through something like that. 4 surgeries. Goddamn I feel like an idiot for questioning him or criticising him not finishing the season strong. If anything he showed how much he DOES care and wants to help this team win.
Here's hoping he can come back and continue where he left off before he got injured. I think he proved this season that his ceiling is in fact higher then a 30/30 centerman. I think he can flirt a bit closer with being a PPG centerman if they find him a legit top 6 RW this off season.
And LOL @ the criticism for Hamilton not giving an interview. For all we know he had a dentist appointment or perhaps some charity event. Not at all concerned about his 'character' simply because he didn't have a mic shoved in his face on a day no player likes to partake in.
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