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Originally Posted by Vulcan
This to me means he won't accept any maybe wingers. He wants to play centre with someone established such as Tkachuk.
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Originally Posted by VilleN
How can he not accept "maybe" wingers? I guess the negotiation would be more of a handshake promise from the Flames that they will improve his wingers if he signs... and if they don't? Bennett would likely request a trade at some point... I'd think if this was a big issue for Bennett's camp they are likely looking at a shorter term contract, see how it plays out in terms of quality minutes he gets and then jump ship if things don't work out.
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Yeah, I suspect that this is nonsense. Bennett doesn't have many options in this negotiation and is certainly not in any position to dictate to coaches players with whom he should be passing to on his wings. There may be some snags in the contract discussion, or it may simply be moving very slowly toward completion. In any event I can't imagine that he is absent from training camp in the Fall. I am still holding out hope that he signs a +3-year deal, but am also happy with the more realistic scenario that he comes in for two.