Whether Sam Bennett or Gaudreau play for the Flames this year will not hurt us looking outward over the bigger picture. Playing in the AHL will not hurt.
What I noticed about Gaudreau is that is passing, his plays, the space that he makes is beyond the AHL level. It is superior. He is a playmaker and when he's putting pucks on frozen teammates sticks that are in shock that it happened, we have a problem.
I hope he makes the team and we protect him and give him the chance to play with the highest calibre players that aren't developing but can bury his killer moves/passes.
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