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Originally Posted by crdr
I love looking at Ferland's stats before being put up with the hottest duo in the NHL. I'm really going to go to bat for a 21 year old centerman who has had to adjust to the game at a breakneck speed.
I'm glad someone pointed out he's an RFA. Everyone here in Calgary loves Micheal Ferland. I get it. It's hard to even have an actual rational conversation with most Flames Fans about the guy.
The question I have for this thread is this: Why is everyone so patient with Micheal Ferland who has done NOTHING (23 points total) before being set up full time with Johnny and Mony. Yet, ready to chase a 21 year old 4th overall pick out of the city?
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Because Micheal Ferland not only produces offensively, but he also plays a gritty physical game without taking offensive zone penalties that hurts the team. He's in the single digits of minor penalties taken and for a guy who plays as physical as he does, that's impressive.
The frustration with Bennett for me is more so that he doesn't seem to get it. I'm not going to get into his hockey sense and etc. But fact is, he's taking the same penalties he took last season that got him benched and scratched. He started the season taking the same types of penalties, it tapered off in December, but now he's at it again.
This is the exact same kind of stuff that lead to the Oilers buying out Benoit Pouliot with 2 years left. He was a good penalty killer, played with some pace, had some offensive skills but took a maddening amount of offensive zone penalties that hurt his team.