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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Disagree. You were spoiled by Monahan and Tkachuk’s development. Every player is different. Just because Bennett has had some struggles does not mean there’s no hope for him putting it all together.
You choose not to see the hope. The hope is certainly there.
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I see a fan base being blinded by its own player and holding hope because he was a 4th overall pick and highest Flames pick ever. He's young and works hard is all I can muster.
His shot is weak, he's not that fast, his skating has regressed and he's been declining since his rookie season. Half way through his show me contract he had a terrible season. Took him 16-17 games to register a point. He failed at center and shows no top line promise. Players keep passing him on depth charts. If he's only 3rd line capable we have Dube, Mangi, Klimchuk etc that can fill that void on wing.
I had hope going into last season but now I'd get an asset/pick or include him in a trade to upgrade our top 6 and move on.