He was on pace for 44 goals and 100 points right up to the all star break so I'm not so sure it has anything to do with Hartley. According to Wilson, Monahan was the main culprit in the 1st line slumping down the stretch so the question has to be asked why? What changed? Maybe something in his personal life? I can't imagine the broken thumb was a main reason. Just so weird as plenty of top line scorers go through cold snaps where the bounces don't go their way and they lose a bit of confidence but it's pretty rare for a top line player enroute to a career season almost overnight becoming your worst forward for over 1/4 of a season and into the playoffs.
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