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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Totally agree. He has had the unique opportunity of learning how to be a pro prior to actually starting his career. It's reasonable to assume that he will have matured substantially through this period.
And there's another benefit: even though he won't have been able to do much with his upper body, he is spending months with the Flames trainers and it's safe to assume that they are working the **** out of his lower body.
I fully expect that, once healthy, he will be significantly more mature both mentally and physically.
Obviously he will be way behind with respect to game shape. But they can send him to Adirondack for a conditioning stint. That should tell them whether or not he's ready to stay.
I still think he gets that conditioning stint and his 9 games. And by the end of those 9 games it will be clear that there's no way he's going back to junior.
My opinions.
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I feel like Bennett is not eligible for the AHL this year.
If there's injuries at center and we're in playoff contention at that time then of course they will slot Bennett right into the line-up when he's healthy.