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Originally Posted by Pointman
reading back what Treliving said in the postseason interview a year ago, he clearly thought the the best teams are build around center. He then goes out and stockpiles the D.
The particularly concerning is the quote below, where he said, that he expects young guys in the middle of the ice to grow into key roles. He clearly expected Bennett to blossom into a top-six center this season. The problem is that Bennett is not even a center, but rather an LW. This is just like Feaster signed Cervenka to play center, except that Feaster did not spend 4th overall for it. Treliving was trusted with the highest pick in the Flames history and he couldn't even project, what position his pick will play in the NHL.
"I'll never be convinced that the middle of the ice isn't where the championship teams are built. We're getting there by putting it on the backs of young guys in key roles."
https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/trel...18/c-288977518 |
Wow, that's quite the stretch you were going for there. A player who has played center all their career, projected to be a potential top 6, if not top line center by almost any scout you could ask being slotted in and given the patience to develop as a center is somehow equivalent as Cervenka who primarily played wing in his professional career?
Say what you want about the lack of proper talent surrounding Bennett on his wings or maybe the excessive patience of leaving him a position where he consistently showed little improvement but that's a silly comparison to make.