just to add, it speaks volumes on how the organizations have handled their rebuilds.
the oilers are treating their shiny new toy as a shoe-in to be on the opening day roster, and would be "shocked" if he isn't there.
Whereas, the flames are treating it the exact opposite, in that they are putting the onus on the prospect to shock them into having to make the decision to keep them on the big club.
even monhan last season, he wasn't a shoe in, there was never any kind of general understanding that monahan was going to make the team, but he had a strong pre-season and the decision came in basically at the deadline to do so, even then, i remember feeling it could have gone either way.
oilers suck.
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