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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Wonder if part of the delay is that the Flames are considering keeping Gridin in the AHL and teams won't trade for him until he's actually been assigned to the Q
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I was thinking that, or maybe Gridin is trying to force himself into the AHL by being non-committal about signing with a CHL team.
Not too many 18 year olds play in the AHL, but it isn't unheard of. Kevin Fiala, Moritz Seider, David Pasternak, and Quinton Byfield are a few recent and current NHLers that took that route.
Maybe the Flames want to see him in camp and let him play a few AHL games to see where they actually want him.