Sean Monahan was acquired this offseason by the Montreal Canadiens from the Calgary Flames, as a cap dump, they also received a conditional first round pick from the Flames for taking on his salary.
The Habs were hoping that Sean Monahan who was a former 30 goal scorer, would recover his game after having a few poor seasons due to injuries, and that they could again flip him at the deadline for additional assets.
Montreal went into this year with the plan of doing a full rebuild, but so far they have not traded away any of their big assets for picks and prospects. This upcoming draft features some possible franchise players and if a team like the Habs wants a chance at getting him, this is the time to be trading away these players, not re-signing them.