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Originally Posted by TOfan
I'm with you on your approach with Bennett, but if you're expecting him to transform into anything that resembles any of the players you cite, that would be a remarkable transformation. MacKinnon? Hall????
That's like saying in in 2000 we should just be patient with Rico fata because he's about to turn into Pavel Bure.
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Come on, now. In ~2000 Rico Fata was in his third year where he had dressed for the Flames and had all of 1 assist.
Bennett as a rookie had 18 goals and 36 points, and has had 2 disappointing seasons since.
2 seasons on a third line in the blender, with the coach that broke Brodie, took Gio from 55-60 points to below 40, and turned a perpetual 20 goal guy Brouwer in to a guy being discussed by fans as a buyout candidate.
Rico Fata to Pavel Bure is more like Sam Bennett to Gretzky
But kudos to the poster for trying to respond seriously