The Flames have a good problem to have, a young player goes all the way to the very end of camp and impresses the coaching staff enough to ask the big question. Has he done enough? The answer to that is maybe. While there's still things for him to work on, he has been noticeable in preseason play, and most of the notable play has been good to great.
Gridin in preseason has scored three times, including a beauty backhand that went through reigning Hart Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck's five hole. He also provides something the Flames have lacked in recent seasons, and that is a shoot first mentality.