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Originally Posted by IgiTang
I get the feeling that if Bennett gets sent back to the OHL, hes going to be upset with the organization.
I dont know what it is, it just seems hes got a NHL or bust mentality right now.
I hope he doesnt resent the Flames for it if it happens. It will show a big time character flaw IMO.
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Baseless, speculative comment with a hefty measure of pessimism. Bizarre.
Realistically, as a professional athlete, you want to approach every contest - training camp, single game, playoff series, etc. - with the expectation of success. Additionally, the mental part of making the leap to the NHL and then having success afterward is huge and the presumption of failure, regardless of its likelihood in any given scenario, does no one any favours.
More probable, and plausibly inferred from his actual comments, would be that he understands its going to take an extraordinary camp (and perhaps an injury or two) to stick with the team out of camp, but he's going in with mindset of making it and they'll do what's best for his development.