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Originally Posted by getbak
If my understanding of the AHL rules is correct, yes.
The only caveat on that would be if he has a setback in the next week or two and isn't cleared to play until after the deadline. In that case, I believe that as long as he's sent directly to the OHL upon being cleared to play, he'd be AHL playoff eligible, but if he played a game for the Flames (either AHL or NHL) after the deadline, he'd only be able to play in the NHL when Kingston's season ends.
That's why I said it's probably not going to be a big factor in what the Flames do with him. The worst-case scenario is that he has to come to Calgary after the Frontenacs' season ends, which isn't really a bad thing at all.
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What a weird rule, and one that doesn't make a lot of sense. As I understand it then, Bennett is stuck between the following unfortunate realities:
· He is technically too young since he is a CHL player to be assigned to an AHL roster until his OHL season is done.
· The Flames cannot send a player to play in the AHL after the TD if he was not already on the AHL roster at that point.
So then, it would seem that the likely path for Bennett is AHL conditioning stint, followed by either a game + with the Flames, or a reassignment back to the OHL.
My guess is that he plays at least one game with the Flames pre-deadline, finishes the OHL season with the Frontenacs, and is then is available for both Adirondack and/or Calgary in the playoffs, if they continue to play.