I have been reading the comments about Sam Bennett and they have been all over the place. Going forward what do you see in Sam Bennett? What do you think he is capable of? Where does he fit in the future plans of this team?
Some players take longer to put it all together, I think most people here have liked how Bennett has been playing probably since the Lightning game. He doesn't get any PP time and his linemates aren't top 6 quality. The production will come, just need some patients. I loved the toe drag move he pulled this game.
Some players take longer to put it all together, I think most people here have liked how Bennett has been playing probably since the Lightning game. He doesn't get any PP time and his linemates aren't top 6 quality. The production will come, just need some patients. I loved the toe drag move he pulled this game.
It boggles my mind that Troy ####ing Brouwer gets more PP time than Sam Bennett.
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Imagine Bennett's intangibles, Backlund's two-way play with a bit more size, and Cammalleri's one-timer. No forward in this organization, even Tkachuk, has that kind of package waiting for them. Bennett probably does, though.
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It boggles my mind that Troy ####ing Brouwer gets more PP time than Sam Bennett.
There are 4.5 million reasons for that one.
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Unbelievable seeing him fight Trouba. He needs to improve his skating, balance, strength, shot, passing. Not sure whether his grit on ice translates to a drive to succeed. But the grit is there. I would argue the bust potential is zero - I think perrenial middle six based on how his hockey IQ looks right now.
Honestly I've been a touch concerned about him. Not that he won't be a NHL player but it's where he is sloted and with whom he is lined up with.
Is he a victim of circumstance? I mean he won't displace Monty or Backs as a top 2 center (right now). Then there is the "move him to left wing crowd". But is he going to bump Johnny or Tkachuk down the line up? Nope.
Someone mentioned in another thread that moving Brouwer down and moving Chiasson up might help, I agree. Give him a better Winger.
The thing that bothers me is that I know he can produce even on the third line but he hasn't consisently. Maybe that's because of his line mates, primarily, Brouwer.
I'd really like to see a Versteeg-Bennett-Lazar line at some point. I doubt it will be anytime soon tho.
Listen, I believe our highest pick of all time is s player I just wonder if it is s right fit at the moment. That being said, I don't trade him because I don't think we get the value back that we (Flames) will see down the road.
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Unbelievable seeing him fight Trouba. He needs to improve his skating, balance, strength, shot, passing. Not sure whether his grit on ice translates to a drive to succeed. But the grit is there. I would argue the bust potential is zero - I think perrenial middle six based on how his hockey IQ looks right now.
People said very similar things about Backlund. I still think Bennett has much more potential than you see. Again, patients.
I said in tonight's PGT that he has plenty of time to develop his offense with Backlund and Monahan ahead of him on the depth chart. Especially with the team winning and looking good long term.
Good player to have patience with IMO, because I don't think he'll take anywhere near as long as Backlund took for example, and the ceiling will also end up being higher.
Let's remember he's still only 20, and even if he stays what he is right now, he's a decent 3rd line center. Of course, you'd just be throwing your money away if you bet that he's already topped out.
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One of the last things I worry about with regards to the Flames is Sam Bennett. Sam will develop and go on to show why he was picked so high. He is the full package.
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I could see him getting really hot in a playoff run and putting up 7-8 goals. He will see a lot of 3-4 lines and bottom pair d. Smart enough to figure out some tendencies over the course of a series. He's in a fantastic spot in the lineup for where his game is with 2 lines putting up big points right now.
Pretty much. Smarts are what's holding him back so far. Reading the play and making good decisions. As awesome as his scrap last night was, it came after an idiotic penalty. You're up 2-0 and you slash a guy in the offensive zone away from the puck? Gulutzan was not pleased at all.
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Pretty much. Smarts are what's holding him back so far. Reading the play and making good decisions. As awesome as his scrap last night was, it came after an idiotic penalty. You're up 2-0 and you slash a guy in the offensive zone away from the puck? Gulutzan was not pleased at all.
Was GG not pleased with Bennett or the refs? It was a pretty tame slash. If the Flames were the team losing would that call have been made? I doubt it.
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Was GG not pleased with Bennett or the refs? It was a pretty tame slash. If the Flames were the team losing would that call have been made? I doubt it.
Given how strongly the coaches have been preaching discipline, and how essential the reduction in penalties has been to the turnaround, I'm gonna go with the former. A slash in the offensive zone against a guy who doesn't have the puck is pretty much the definition of a bad penalty in the eyes of a coach.
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