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Gaudreau · 04-03-2015, 12:48 PM

If he's brought up to NHL:

1) his teammates are not going to be pissed or anything if he shows more in practice and deserves to play a game

2) sheltered minutes against the oilers or coyotes are low risk in my opinion.

3) if there is a potential talent available that can help your team in a playoff push then it would be foolish to not at the very least let him come in and show what he can do in practice.

As others have said, forget burning the ELC if it means we make it past the first round and that Bennett deserved to be played in all those games. I can't fathom how people say they're thinking long term and stuff like that, when a solid playoff run will be more valuable for all our prospects in the long run especially if we can't make the playoffs again until a few years from now. This will give the prospects a taste of the next level, and that's much more valuable then not burning a year off an ELC.

04-03-2015, 12:48 PM	#279
Gaudreau Farm Team Player Join Date: Nov 2014 Exp:	If he's brought up to NHL: 1) his teammates are not going to be pissed or anything if he shows more in practice and deserves to play a game 2) sheltered minutes against the oilers or coyotes are low risk in my opinion. 3) if there is a potential talent available that can help your team in a playoff push then it would be foolish to not at the very least let him come in and show what he can do in practice. As others have said, forget burning the ELC if it means we make it past the first round and that Bennett deserved to be played in all those games. I can't fathom how people say they're thinking long term and stuff like that, when a solid playoff run will be more valuable for all our prospects in the long run especially if we can't make the playoffs again until a few years from now. This will give the prospects a taste of the next level, and that's much more valuable then not burning a year off an ELC. Last edited by Gaudreau; 04-03-2015 at 12:51 PM.