Sean Monahan named a finalist for the Lady Byng

The NHL is slowly releasing the list of award finalists, announcing today the three players who could see their names engraved on the Lady Byng trophy for being excellent guys in addition to being excellent players. One of the three is the Flames’ own Sean Monahan, whose 2018-19 campaign featured plenty of goalscoring with few trips to the penalty box, the two things that help win this award.

Your 2019 Byng Finalists: Barkov (FLA), Monahan (CAL) & O’Reilly (STL)

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 18, 2019

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who “exhibit[s] the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” and voted…