I am hoping be joins Calgary, I don't think he has much left to prove at lower levels and considering neither Johnny nor Monahan have played a single AHL game to go on top of the fact that the baby Flames are pretty much out of the playoff picture, it makes the most sense to grow Bennett's game up here right now. I think how they should do it is play him in one of the Edmonton/Phoenix games (The Yotes game makes the most sense, its at home, gives him another chance to sit in the pressbox and review the system against the Oilers) and one of the LA/Winnipeg games (I'd choose LA because its more meaningful) If at that point we get in to the playoffs he has the ability to play an entire 7 game series without burning a year on his ELC, if we win the series at that point its worth it to burn the year, if we lose the series Bennett gains great experience that he can bring with him through the offseason and into the next season.
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