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Originally Posted by T@T
Monahan was good enough but I have my doubts he would have been here if he was AHL eligible.
As for Gaudreau, if he was good enough to be one of the top players in a tourney full of NHL players over 2 weeks he at least should be givin a real shot at making the lineup.
Quotes like "To build a group of forwards inside the Flames dressing room that is good enough that Johnny Gaudreau can not walk in and immediately crack the lineup." is a slap in the face.
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A slap in the face to who? And why?
Also, that was a comment from Spector, not the Flames. I do get his point though, he's trying to say, in order to justify sending say a player like Gaudreau down, you need to have players on the roster to beat him out of a spot in order to stop fans (not unlike yourself) having a freak out if he doesn't make the roster. But really, if the team can be disciplined, they don't need to do that, they just need to do what's best for the players and therefore the teams long term development.
That said, I do think increasing competition for roles and brining in tougher players for Johnny to compete against would probably be ideal for his development.