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Originally Posted by dissentowner
With Monahan's past couple of seasons why would he be on the radar?
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Because of the previous seasons he has had. Since entering the NHL, Monahan has scored the 9th-most goals of any active Canadian player. Plus, he's recovering from a significant injury, which hurt his recent performance, so it's not inconceivable he could regain his previous form (from the perspective of someone making the list three weeks ago).
Also, this is an all-or-nothing list. If a player wasn't on the October 15th list for his country, he can't play in the Olympics no matter how strong he plays during the season. The management team needs to be pretty confident that a player won't be on the radar come January to leave him off the list in October.