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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Phaneuf as well, he had 49.
Your point is a good one but how many top 5 draft picks have the Flames had as a rookie in the last 20 years, ever? Bennett is the highest ever draft pick for this team and he's going to live up to that billing IMO. As good as Gaudreau and Monahan have been (offensively) Bennett is only going to add to that. He'll probably beat Monahan's point total easily and while he might not hit Gaudreau's mark of 53 I wouldn't count out 40.
The kid is about as legit as it gets. Statistically he was on par with Matt Duchene in their draft years.
Wouldn't bet against this kid coming in and impressing. He's not McDavid/Eichel level but he's a potential franchise player. |
Fair point, but sometimes it's harder for a prospect breaking in on a deeper playoff team. He either gets a start at 3rd line center or 2nd line LW. In either case he would have to carry his line to get 40.