Monahan lacks ferocity/determination, and always has. Always. Yes, he's played hurt (every year). Yes, he's a trooper. His toughness is unquestioned. But his determination is... meh. And this is what we, his detractors, have seen for years. Yes, he had (has?) an uncanny knack at the net. But he didn't have much else, and he's never been fast.
So where some people saw a twenty goal season and said "Next year probably 40" others saw a 20 goal season and thought "Well that was lucky."
Flames have a problem if #23 plays like this for the rest of the season. He's not doing much.
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