Didn't Monahan's skating coach reference that someone coming off the surgery he had basically has to completely re-learn a new skating stride and it'd likely take the entire season? I get he's been disappointing in terms of production, but he's never lacked for trying, not a single day Monahan hasn't given his all to this team (Bordering on him needing to be handled better by the medical staff as he's consistently put himself at risk of exacerbating existing injuries).
It makes me sad seeing people disparage him so much, I don't think he's magically going to start scoring at a 30 goal pace again because of a new linemate, but he's slowly progressing and has more than earned a little patience imo
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