Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan believes in his team’s ability to go the distance during this season’s Stanley Cup playoffs. He cites the Flames’ ability to learn from their past mistakes as the main reason for his confidence.
“Right now, our team, I think the biggest thing is we’re hungry. We’ve had chances in the playoffs before and we’ve been embarrassed and obviously been knocked out a few times. Right now, you look at our team and every guy’s bought in. Everybody wants it.”
While just 25 years of age, Monahan has reached the playoffs four times in his last seven NHL seasons. He explains this, as he continued to explain, “For me personally, I’ve been with Calgary seven years now and we haven’t accomplished much. Like I said, we’re here to win. We’re trying to prove ourselves that we can be a competitive team in this league.”
Despite being seeded 1st in the Western Conference last season, the Canadian side lost to Colorado Avalanche after five games in their first-round clash. This time around, Calgary is set to play either against the St. Louis Blues or the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference First Round, with the winner being crowned as the number three seed in the Western Conference.
