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Originally Posted by savemedrzaius
If this is true then Flames management sucks. "We think Bennett could be a 70 point player right now but we would rather him play on the 3rd line with a bunch of scrubs and get 30 points a season...because development.." If you think a player can get 70 points a season with the right players then you put him with those players. I think you guys overrate Bennett at this point. He has yet to show much. Sure he has potential, but you aren't going to get a top line player who is 20 years old.
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Who's overrating him? He's a 21 year old playing the most difficult position in the sport for a young player. Mark Scheifele didn't break through until he was 23 and nobody saw an 80 point season in his near future when he was 21. When Monahan came into the league the Flames had zero center depth so he could immediately be deployed in the top 6 but things are different now as Bennett isn't simply going to jump ahead of Monahan and Backlund at the age of 21. Remember this was the one pull-up guy that was always going to take some time to develop but fans all of a sudden want to write him off because he's in fact taking time as advertised?
Pastrnak had a great season for sure but he also was deployed in a very ideal situation. With Gaudreau the Flames offense centers around him as he's the focal point and the guy making his line mates look better but I don't think you can say the same of Pastrnak right now as he's a benefactor. Ideally you would like to see at least two seasons of this type of play before handing out a long term $7 million deal and I expect this is why the Bruins are having a hard time here and I don't blame them really.