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Originally Posted by pepper24
I think all Flames fans hope he rebounds and starts to finally live up to some of his potential. He'll probably never pan out as he was drafted but hopefully with an improvement from last season he can find a regular place and can contribute on the 3rd line.
But.......if Bennett has another bad season what happens to him at the end of the season when his contract expires? He'll have Mangiapane, Dube, Foo etc ready to take over for him on the 3rd line. He's already played 200+ game litmus test and will have up to another 82 games added to that. Do they sign him for another similar contract to give him even more time or move on via trade etc? It'll be interesting to see what happens at trade deadline if he has another bad start to the season.
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I don't think that any of those three have the upside to replace Bennett, all are bottom 6, 30 point forwards at best. The question for me is whether Bennett can prove he's more than a 3rd line winger.
The problem with trading him is that unless he has a breakout year, you won't get any more than a 3rd line winger in return, so it's a lateral move at best. The only trade I might consider if I were Treliving would be for another player with an unrealized high ceiling who could also use a change of scenery.