I voted Granlund.
He is EXTREMELY underrated by so many. He's passed Baertschi in my mind on the depth chart and is far ahead of Gaudreau and Bennett as far as development needed to play in the NHL is. This is a kid who is NHL ready this year, who if he plays a full year, a Calder candidate. He makes opposing defence look like fools on the ice, he has amazing speed, he can shoot and pass. He is the total package, he is our something special, he just doesn't have that shiny wrapper that was placed on Gaudreau, Bennett or Monahan so no one notices. If you followed the Heat last year, Granlund (and Ortio) easily were the standout players that almost come out of nowhere and just seemed to put their development on fast forward.
Granlund has played against men and shown he can keep up and excel. He is going to be an important part of the Flames future. I think he is one of the guys who makes the team out of camp while Bennett and Gaudreau are sent to the minors/AHL.
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