Another reason why I think that Gandalf "had" to defeat the Balrog was that I think he had some kind of thought (similar to thinking Gollum had a additional part to play). That told him that the only way that Sauron would be distroyed was if he took on the Balrog, defeated it, and was "reborn".
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