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Originally Posted by Bingo
I honestly think there are some that are so disappointed that he's not a star that's it's clouding him to the negative.
He's 21 with three seasons under his belt
He's averaged roughly 30 points a season
He makes 1.9M
He has speed, hands, jam.
This is the kind of player the Flames would be looking at to upgrade the third line, and perhaps unearth a kid that could move into a second line role.
Why trade the one you have as a "throw in"?
Park the emotion people.
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It's not at all unusual for two teams to swap underachieving/disappointing young players in the hopes that a change of scenery will spark an improvement. That's because a change of scenery often does spark an improvement. Treliving was certainly hoping for the 'change of scenery' effect when he traded for Lazar.
Maybe there's a deal out there where another GM thinks Bennett has 40-50 point potential, and he's willing to move something that the Flames feel has a better chance of panning out
in Calgary than Bennett does. And if Bennett does pan out in the new team, that doesn't mean he would have if he stayed in Calgary.