I expect Bennett to start next season on the wing, as we have loads of centre depth. His game really suits the wing, and much like Mackinnon broke into the NHL (mainly) on the flanks before moving to pivot I believe our Sam will do the same.
With that in mind, it's safe to pencil Bennett in on the 2nd line with Backlund & (probably) Jones.
This pushes Bouma down to the 3rd line, where he will be joined by 2 of Jooris, Granlund, Colborne or Byron.
Raymond's career prospects with the Flames are pretty bleak. He could "provide scoring" from the 4th line with Stajan & Bollig/Ferland/Shore/Wolf but IMO I'd rather have a younger energy player there. Honestly I could see either of both of Stajan & Raymond traded at the draft or in the preseason.
I firmly believe Treliving signed Raymond & traded for Bollig simply because he couldn't be sure of how NHL-ready the Flames strong crop of prospects was when he took over. It's a sensible insurance policy to have some cheapish veterans to fall back on if Plan A doesn't work out. As it happens, the kids were ready and have taken over the team. Raymond is surplus to requirements, but provides some depth.
I doubt the team would miss a beat if Raymond & Stajan are moved at the Draft. There are at least a half-dozen NHL-ready prospects (Granlund, Shore, Ferland, Wolf, Poirier, Arnold etc etc) chomping at the bit to replace them.
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