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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
All of our players have not pouted and have busted their asses wherever they have been told to play this year. Bennett shouldn't extra rewarded simply because he did what was asked of him this year. I know we've seen a top prospect not do that, but Bennett has not earned rewarding simply for going to Kingston and doing his best, that is simply meeting the standard expectation, and any player that suits up for the Flames will have done the same at minimum.
This is truly a decision based around three things and three things only: 1. What gives the Flames the best chance to make the playoffs, 2. What is best for the Flames rebuild long term, and 3. What is best for Bennett's development.
I'd suggest the first two should have the heaviest weighting given where this team is at right now, versus at the start of the season when Bennett "made it out of training camp" where the situation actually probably was inversely weighted to #3 being the most important, followed by #2 and #1 wasn't even in the fold.
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1) adding Bennett
2) experience
3) experience
is there a chance he bombs? Sure. What's the downside to that? Nothing really - the season is already a bonus.
Sometimes you have to have the fortitude to make a decision.