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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Not a chance. Burke sent Sven down, said he was tiny, things of this nature.
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Please find a quote where Burke said this. He sent Sven down for his lack of dedication in 3 zone play. It's not like he's been lighting it up in the AHL either.
Burke has gone out of his way to communicate with Gaudreau and tell him there's room on this team for him. He see's the value in smaller players with immense skill, but preaches that they need to be surrounded by truculent players.
He will likely go to the AHL regardless of what Burke thinks as there will only be a few NHL games remaining when Gaudreau is complete his NCAA playoff run. The best thing for him is to thrive in a winning environment with the Heat and help them with hopefully a long playoff run.
Also I wouldn't call this news/rumour as it's just one mans opinion. It's the same opinion that most people who follow Gaudreau have. He's too good for the NCAA and his development will be halted a year if he chooses to go back at this point. If he goes back for his final year than there's basically 0% chance he will sign with the Flames as the only conceivable reason would be to pull a Justin Shultz.