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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
This is loser logic, because the only reason the Oilers have drafted who they did is because they are decade long losers.
The draft is too random to be upset about hypotheticals like this.
It sucks Bennett isn't an impact player right now, but Tkachuk is. It's luck of the draw.
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Yeah, it's the luck of the draw, but I'd rather have Draisaitl over Bennett any day. That wasn't a pipe dream either. The Flames were one position off if they had tanked properly that year. Yes, having either McDavid/Eichel is a pipe dream and a long shot but if the Flames were thinking of a better rebuild, it was still a possibility. I still contend that a lot of teams held back to get a better position on that skewed lottery and supposedly a deep draft year. It's kind of odd to see both the Kings and the Sharks not make the playoffs that year, don't you think?
The only loser logic that I cannot figure out is why people are still so high on Bennett. Makes no frickin sense. If you watched last nights game against the Hawks, he had back-to-back penalties in the offensive zone for no good reason. You can complain about his line mates being bad, but Backlund seemed to play ok with Brouwer. Cripes, Bennett has played on the top line and there may be a few occasions that he's shown his potential, but Ferland is that much better than him.
The thing is, if Bennett has so much potential and he hasn't used it much, trade the guy - maybe it'll be a good thing for him and for the team. Why keep the guy if he's not showing anything and just hanging around and just going through the motions? On most night, he's basically invisible. Janko plays as a third line center and he's showing he belongs with the club, Bennett doesn't and I don't care how highly rated his skills are - show it on a regular basis or move on. It's so ######ed to try and defend the guy when he's got nothing to show.