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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Possibly, yes. Bennett is potentially THAT good.
For me this is not about satisfying some fan-generated "need" to see Bennett play in Calgary this year. I honestly believe that he is good enough that he could possibly make a HUGE impact for the team down the stretch.
There is no "harm" in sending him back to Juniour at all, but I would also argue that if handled carefully, there is also no more "harm" in the Flames doing their due diligence to see how he handles playing at the NHL level now. If he can do it well; if he proves to be an impact NHLer now; then why not keep him in Calgary? If he belongs, what good reason is there to send him back to the OHL, especially in lieu of the "always earned, never given" mantra of this team?
The right thing to do is to monitor, test, evaluate, and decide. The team isn't doing that if they immediately dispatch him back to Kingston.
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You articulated my thoughts that align with yours on the Bennett situation very well, thank-you.