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Originally Posted by pepper24
Flames gave up a 2nd round pick for Lazar hoping for more than a 4th line player. I just don't see him in the top 9 and him staying on the 4th line. We have Mangiapane, Dube etc. in line for top 9 over him. Gamble that hasn't paid off.
Bennett has been declining since his rookie season and development has slowed. Maybe he bucks the trend this year but can only go by what he's recently done which is a 4th overall pick that hasn't live up to the hype. He failed at center and we'll see what he can do at wing in the final year of his contract.
With both on the last year of their contracts we'll have answers by end of this upcoming season. One maybe sticks around but I don't see both of them here beyond that.
Realist approach.
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This is where I disagree, if Lazar ends up being a good 4th liner for us I think the 2nd rounder was well spent and that the gamble paid off. 2nd rounders have less than a 50% chance of ever becoming an NHL regular. Even if Lazar drops out of the league all-together by next season, he still would have provided roughly the same value that a typical 2nd rounder would provide. It wasn't a very big gamble, and to me the trade isn't really worth dissecting.