There seems to be a lot of speculation as to when the shoulder was initially injured.
Some of you have speculated that because his production dropped off, seemingly from the start of the season, it could have been a long-term term nagging injury.
The fact is we have no idea when the injury occurred. It could have been at the end of the season for all we know.
Let's say it happened during our late-season playoff push. Should he play? Looking at his play during that stretch I'm not convinced the organization had a better option, even if he was injured.
It does seem the Flames may have a pattern emerging here with how they handle injuries. Some comparisons have been made to how Monahan was confirmed to have been playing while injured.
There was also some speculation at the time as to how forthcoming Monahan was with regard to his injuries. I believe this ties into a larger issue concerning hockey culture and players downplaying their injuries to coaches/medical staff. Not sure how to solve that issue...
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