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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
If they give their best and miss out - so be it.
If they miss out because they're gassed and as a result secondary scoring has completely dried up, and yet they left a potential contributor off the team and didn't ice the best team possible - the players would have a reason to be pissed
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Again, you keep giving a fan's perspective. I assure you no one on that roster, save maybe Bollig, feels that Bennett at this point in time, until he proves otherwise at the NHL level, is going to be an upgrade over them in any of the remaining 4 games down the stretch.
And should the Flames play him and miss (unless he lights it up) not only the players that sit instead of him, but everyone else on that roster will question the Bennett decision. The Flames are not making this decision taking into account fan opinion, but they are likely seriously thinking about player opinions and outcomes for all the scenario's that could occur.