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Originally Posted by CSharp
I already knew my response is not going to go well with people who view Bennett as THE ONE who will bring the Flames Franchise from the ashes. But I don't see why his potential needs to be sugar-coated at all times and we need to compare him with Ferland or Monahan or someone who is outperforming him in every sense every year. I'm just putting my 2-cents as it is and I don't sugar-coat some crap to make it taste sweet. If Bennett's name wasn't Bennett and his age is maybe one or two years older and he plays exactly the same way Bennett has played since being a Flames, I bet you a lot of you will be saying the same thing I would be saying.
When I look at a player, for example, Monahan - he's producing consistently every year. Sure, there are times where he's snake bitten and isn't playing well. But you and I know he'll lead the team with goals every year. Look at Gaudreau, do we need to compare him with anyone else? The guy has skills and lives up to his potential every year. Ferland, he's been improving every year and has truculence that the Flames wanted and needed, yet a bunch of you need to compare him to Bennett when the guy has 20 frickin goals this year.
Sure, if Bennett starts to live up to his potential every year, then I'll start to cheer for him like I did when he score that four-goal game. It's kind of far and few between that he does show something and it's not enough for me to say this guy is the Flames best ever draft pick. I really don't give a rats arse if he's the Flames highest drafted player. All I know is that the Flames have drafted some pretty good players in the top two lines that's not Bennett and they all way better than him and they're drafted lower than him.
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But in all your analysis you fail to give credence to the fact that all of "improving players" are playing with other top end players. Bennett has been placed on the third line and has been strapped to a Brouwer or with two other rookies to drag around the ice.
You don't need to hail him the franchise savior. But to write him off and deny him your "cheer" is short sighted.