I'm not sure anyone here is stating that all of Granlund, Ferland, Gaudreau, Bennett, Baertschi and Reinhart should be sticking with the NHL this year. The scary thing to me is the fact that there is a distinct possibility that come opening night, NONE of them might be in the line up.
I think Granlund is just plain ready, we know what he can do in the AHL and he played fantastic in hist stint in the NHL last year. He can play wing if required, he's smart without the puck and I actually think he has the potential to be a more consistent player in this league than his brother.
The other players in that grouping I can see arguments both ways. I personally think Ferland is ready and needed but I know another partial or full season in the AHL wouldn't hurt him.
Reinhart, I am beginning to wonder if he has more value to us as a trade asset to a team like Buffalo or the Isles than he has here. He's pretty much buried in depth here and I am personally not sure he's going to be able to usurp anyone on this team going forward.
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