I don't think this has anything to do with a bounce back season. It's pretty clear Johnny never lost it and that Monahan was bringing down his game. You could see it at the end of last season once Darryl broke them up as he hasn't missed a beat. If the GM doesn't know his own guy after having him spend his entire pro career under your organization enough to judge his worth we have to assume in Treliving's opinion it wasn't worth giving him an 8 year deal or whatever was being asked. Not to mention Gaudreau's ask would have been likely lower than it will be now. It feels to me like this has been mishandled pretty badly.
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