IMO all the tough love for Sven has solidified that he is part of the future plans for now. Under Feaster he was anointed the chosen one before he turned pro. I think he is in the AHL all year and possibly next year as well. The flames appear to be taking time to develop their prospects as there are plenty of 22-27 year olds on the roster ( Backlund, Colborne, Bouma, Galliardi, Butler, Russell, Brodie, Berra, Ramo). Monahan is clearly an exceptional 19 year old.
There are several guys on the farm knocking on the door and I even think Reinhart has passed Sven in terms of who is a NHL regular first
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