Honestly I've been a touch concerned about him. Not that he won't be a NHL player but it's where he is sloted and with whom he is lined up with.
Is he a victim of circumstance? I mean he won't displace Monty or Backs as a top 2 center (right now). Then there is the "move him to left wing crowd". But is he going to bump Johnny or Tkachuk down the line up? Nope.
Someone mentioned in another thread that moving Brouwer down and moving Chiasson up might help, I agree. Give him a better Winger.
The thing that bothers me is that I know he can produce even on the third line but he hasn't consisently. Maybe that's because of his line mates, primarily, Brouwer.
I'd really like to see a Versteeg-Bennett-Lazar line at some point. I doubt it will be anytime soon tho.
Listen, I believe our highest pick of all time is s player I just wonder if it is s right fit at the moment. That being said, I don't trade him because I don't think we get the value back that we (Flames) will see down the road.
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