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Originally Posted by CSharp
Not sure why everyone is still so high on Bennett. The only good thing coming out of Bennett is if Treliving can trade that potential and fetch a player that will make the core bigger and better, it's the only way to go. Otherwise, we can reminisce on his 4-goal game back when Hartley was the coach. The Bennett potential dwindles each passing year. Currently, the way I see it, the Flames are still small and soft up front. You can stack the back all you want, but you still need the forwards to do most of your scoring.
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Bennett scored 18 goals and 36 points as a 19 year old. That's not counting a few goals he had called back because review technology sucks a couple hairy ones. That without AHL seasoning. He's a player. But how good is the question.
Just because we've been fortunate to have Monahan and Tkachuk step right into the NHL and make an impact to never look back doesn't mean that it isn't still difficult the first couple seasons for most players, and it doesn't mean sophomore slumps aren't a thing. They certainly are, and counting Bennett out right after his is premature to say the least.
Chances are very strong that Bennett did not peak or plateau as a teenager.