very late to this discussion..
Once again sorry for the delay, I'm sure that was driving everyone nuts.
I picked Bennett.
Rationale - I see these polls as a prediction based version of "who's the best Flames player of all time?" from a list of players that haven't become Flames yet.
Will Bennett rank higher than Gaudreau when we look back at their careers in 20 years? I think so.
The Monahan vs Bennett at development camp thing. Not sure I agree. Monahan last summer was as advertized. Not very fast, not flashy, steady and good in all areas. Bennett was quick, and had some highlight reel players.
The big thing for me though is age. Monahan was 18.73 years old at last year's camp. Bennett was 18.03 at this year's camp. At that age ... not even comparable. Almost a full year of development between them at a first camp against older players for the first time.
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