That HF thread has some horrible idiot logic by a couple posters. Seriously arguing we are hurting our long term goals by playing Sam now. If the Flames intentionally benched him it would be an absolute disaster. Sam likely would remeber this and force his way out sooner than later. The kid is a gamer and a huge part of our future while being a key part of our present.
We don't lose any RFA years regardless how deep we go in the playoffs. He is playing an important role and his secondary scoring was a contributing factor to te first round victory. Win or lose this is amazing experience for our future core on Bennett, Monahan, and Gaudreau. These 3 kids represent the next great era of Flames hockey and all 3 will continue to play and will be rewarded and retained long term when the time is right
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