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Originally Posted by OzSome
People was saying Monahan was not ready last season physically and won't handle the full season. He just proved a lot of people wrong on training camp, pre-season and the regular season. So if Bennett plays a lot better than Monahan's first 9 games last season, would you still send him back to junior or reward him with staying the full season. I get that he will learn more in junior but if the guy showed he can play in the NHL then I guess he should. It is not like the Flames is giving him a spot even though he hasn't earned it (see Yakupov and RNH in Edmonton). I hope he sticks around for the minimum of 9 games this season. So far on the 2 pre-season games vs the Canucks, the kid looks good. I know it is a pre-season but I still think he deserves a look in the beginning of the regular season.
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I just think that with Monahan, you had a guy that was bigger and had that extra year of junior, so he was better suited to handle the grind. Bennett's situation is more like RNH, in that there is no doubt the talent is there, but the physical maturity is not. Bennett may deserve to stay up based on performance, but I think he would be better off in junior for the year. It is open for debate whether the 9 games is worth it. NHL experience vs. injury risk, sheltered minutes in NHL vs. leading the OHL team. A matter of opinion which is better.