Yes, there is something to be said about not moving bennett when his value is low.
There is something else to be said about moving him before his value is non-existent.
There is also the time cost of holding onto him waiting for him to be productive while the rest of the team around him struggles to score goals. If they want to salvage the season they are probably going to have to move Bennett by christmas for some offensive help.
When you consider the flames don't have a draft pick this year until the 60s or 70s, that's not a great year to miss the playoffs. That would be a perfect storm of suck for this franchise.
You can't hold up an entire franchise waiting for a guy to produce.
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