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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Taylor Hall was a front line player in Edmonton who became a better front line player in NJ
Sam simply hasn’t produced. I’m surprised at the sentiment that anyone other than Sam is largely accountable for that
He has been a part of one of the shallowest forward groups, until this year, and still couldn’t muscle his way up the line up
That’s on him
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and while part of it was leaving Edmonton, he also admitted in interviews that he also had to look in the mirror and rededicated himself to work harder/smarter in the off season to be a better player.
I don't know if Bennett has done that, or if it would also take a trade to mature him as a person and player.