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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
...I think you are bang on that this "is not a question of need", but in a way it is a question of need. The Flames need him to be the stud we all believe he can be. Are Bennett and The Flames willing to take that short term pain to ensure long term gain?
The flip side is what damage would be done to him mentally and physically if he comes up and plays but flounders.....
Luckly there are hockey minds greater than mine making this decision.
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Great post, thanks. I agree with your first paragraph quoted here, but I don't really buy into the precariousness of player development more generally. That is not to say that players can't be ruined or damage—one only needs to look North to see that this is a very real problem. However, it is only a problem for a select few organisations that clearly have no idea what they are doing, and I would not count the Flames among them. Having said that, within a culture of great development, I think too much is made about the relationship between player success and where they play their early years. In other words, Bennett is going to be just as good a player regardless of where he plays this season.