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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I imagine he clears.
Still his performance pre injury had him on an NHL trajectory. Some team might see that and want to give him a chance. Kind of weird that a rebuilding club like the Flames wouldn’t think that way as well.
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This doesn't mean they don't believe in him, it could be that they are aware his best chance of finding his game is by playing big minutes in the AHL as opposed to being our 12th or 13th F.
A risk/reward decision obviously, but keeping him up because of where he was drafted but not letting him play doesn't help the team or the player. No doubt the Flames hope they're the team that can help him rebound, but it certainly looks like the AHL is where that should happen.
Of course a team may take a chance on a former 1st and see if they can plug him into their NHL team and have that development happen on the fly. It'll be interesting to see what happens regardless.