The thing about Johnny I find so impressive is that everything he does is at high speed. He pushes the play up ice so fast and then he's always got something up his sleeve as he approaches the defenders. The Flames will score more goals off the rush with Gaudreau on board. I just can't see him starting in the AHL if he can add a dimension to the team that it doesn't have. Gaudreau might not be Patrice Bergeron on the defensive side of the puck, but I think his game there is adequate for his stage of development, and if he's committed to improving, why not?
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