My default is to send him to junior, because it's the least risky thing. I'm open to the possibility of NHL. I don't think much is gained in the AHL for conditioning, frankly. Even though it's pro, and even though they try and teach Flames systems, it's a different, more wide open game, and there are some real goons there. He probably knows Flames systems pretty well from being off ice here and from the practices he's now joining.
Last year I figured Monahan for juniors but by game 5 I'd changed my mind, so I'm not inflexible about it.
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