It's Eric Francis but actually one of his better articles.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...son-lot-prove/
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Monahan revealed at the opening of camp that the injury was suffered in Game 6 of the season, which explains plenty about how the man who’d scored at least 22 goals for seven straight seasons only managed to pot 10 in 55 outings.
Even that was a feat, given how serious his ailment was.
“If I bent down, my hip would lock and it would stay locked,” explained Monahan.
“It would take a few seconds to unlock. When you’re taking faceoffs throughout games and you bend down and it’s stuck, it sucks.”
Johnny Gaudreau, Monahan’s best friend on the team, got a first-hand look at the daily pain Monahan endured.
“I remember it like it was yesterday, playing in Vancouver and me Lindy (Elias Lindholm) and Monny always get off the ice first and walk back to the hotel for our pre-game meal and naps,” he said of a jaunt made before Game 13.
“It’s a quarter-mile walk and Monny is limping the whole way. It’s shocking to me this guy can barely walk from the rink to the hotel, and he’s getting up to play games. He’s been like that his whole career where he’s had an injury and plays through it. It shows the type of guy and leader he is. He’s earned that “A” on his jersey and he does a great job wearing it.”
Refusing to take painkillers despite having trouble sleeping through the pain, Monahan counted on the training staff to mask a problem that didn’t get better.
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But Monahan is soft
Honestly I have more questions for our training staff allowing him to play on that hip to close last season.