Again one of the main reasons he can help the team is the secondary scoring has dried up completely. Raymond, Colborne, Stajan, Granlund, Backlund, Jones have vanished from the score sheet. Hartley rode that top line heavy last night and we virtually have no second PP unit.
Bennett is a dynamic offensive talent. His speed, smarts, and 2way play already make him a perfect fit style wise for the team. Bringing him in and playing him the 2 games against the bottom feeders will give Hartley a good sense if he should keep playing him or have him watch the last couple games. There is no rush to burn the year off the ELC but with this team needing likely 3 wins in their last 4 with 2 winnable games coming up they need to get the best lineup out there. Adding Bennett gives them more options and playing out the string in Addy is no better than being in a locker room in a tight playoff race.
He doesn't have to be a savior but on the flip side he has potential to ignite energy into the lineup in a similar fashion that Sven did in 2012. Baertschi scored and the Flames won those games. Also i have no concern with a similar fate with Bennett that happened with Sven as Sam already plays a solid 2way game and is a higher caliber prospect
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