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Table 5 · 04-01-2015, 09:46 PM

One thing to remember is that Jarome Iginla was on a team that went deep in the playoffs multiple years in a row, won two Memorial Cups, and was named the WHL player off the year. He had 56 points in his WHL playoff career alone.

Sam Bennett has not advanced past the 1st round once in 3 years and has 14 playoff points in that time-span. I like the guy as much as anyone else, but let's not pretend that he's experienced every accolade and milestone there is outside of the NHL, and that any other experience will hold him back. We'd have been much better off if he took this midling Kingston team on his shoulder and bulldozed his way past a few rounds. Frankly, I don't see how 2 assists in 3 games, and being a -4, can be considered anything but a bit of a letdown considering his pace in the last month of the season. If we look at it objectively, if he's not producing in the OHL playoffs, what makes us think he will in the NHL playoffs. Always earned, never given, right?

I'd be excited to see him play, and I don't think its a massive deal one way or another whether he plays in the NHL or AHL this year, but I guess in a year that has had a 21 year-old Gaudreau fight for a Calder, a 20 year old Monahan emerge as one of the leagues young stars, Josh Jooris come out of nowhere, and rookie appearances from promising players like Granlund, Ferland, Shore, Poirier and Wolf...it seems a little weird that people are still not satisfied with the amount of youth on this team this year.

I guess I just don't get the frantic need to get him on this team. Sam will be a star for this team for many years to come...let's enjoy who we have playing for us today. They are the ones who got us into this situation.

04-01-2015, 09:46 PM	#100
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	One thing to remember is that Jarome Iginla was on a team that went deep in the playoffs multiple years in a row, won two Memorial Cups, and was named the WHL player off the year. He had 56 points in his WHL playoff career alone. Sam Bennett has not advanced past the 1st round once in 3 years and has 14 playoff points in that time-span. I like the guy as much as anyone else, but let's not pretend that he's experienced every accolade and milestone there is outside of the NHL, and that any other experience will hold him back. We'd have been much better off if he took this midling Kingston team on his shoulder and bulldozed his way past a few rounds. Frankly, I don't see how 2 assists in 3 games, and being a -4, can be considered anything but a bit of a letdown considering his pace in the last month of the season. If we look at it objectively, if he's not producing in the OHL playoffs, what makes us think he will in the NHL playoffs. Always earned, never given, right? I'd be excited to see him play, and I don't think its a massive deal one way or another whether he plays in the NHL or AHL this year, but I guess in a year that has had a 21 year-old Gaudreau fight for a Calder, a 20 year old Monahan emerge as one of the leagues young stars, Josh Jooris come out of nowhere, and rookie appearances from promising players like Granlund, Ferland, Shore, Poirier and Wolf...it seems a little weird that people are still not satisfied with the amount of youth on this team this year. I guess I just don't get the frantic need to get him on this team. Sam will be a star for this team for many years to come...let's enjoy who we have playing for us today. They are the ones who got us into this situation.