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Originally Posted by tkflames
Man I am glad I don't have to be the one assessing how Bennett's 91 points in 57 games compares to Wahlstroms 45 points in 26 games in the USHL and how that projects toward NHL potential, but it is really dangerous to overvalue the shiny new toys. I don't think we really know what Bennett is yet and we certainly don't know that Wahlstrom will even be an NHLer in the next couple of years let alone at all.
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well you don't have to, as the deal wasn't made or even considered by either side...
while its possible that Bennett has a ton of potential left, the likelihood of him every tapping into it diminishes every year that passes.... at this point people are hoping that putting him on a line with great players will make him into a great player....so he's already being looked at as a complimentary player, not a star in his own right, if he gets put on the top line and doesn't produce, his value drops even further
the corollary to over valuing shiny new toys is over valuing the toys you own and thinking they are more than they are worth.
i would have traded Bennett a pick not lower than 15... next year, if he doesn't breakout, Calgary would be lucky to get a late 1st.