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DazzlinDino · 10-13-2018, 02:45 PM

They had no intention of putting Sam on the top line to put up 80 points because the top 6 was pretty much covered. Johnny and Monahan have admitted they are close friends and strongly complement one another. It only made sense for the Flames to groom Bennett because Backlund's line was also pretty much set, so Bennett pretty much go saddled with poor depth players. It is not out of the question that the Flames wanted Bennett to develop his 2 way game and not worry about scoring goals which is why they never accommodated him with better line mates. BT is just starting to address the teams depth issues and we are likely to see Bennett being used in more situations that will increase his offensive output. Organizations being patient, some fans not so much.

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DazzlinDino Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Grew up in Calgary now living in USA Exp:	They had no intention of putting Sam on the top line to put up 80 points because the top 6 was pretty much covered. Johnny and Monahan have admitted they are close friends and strongly complement one another. It only made sense for the Flames to groom Bennett because Backlund's line was also pretty much set, so Bennett pretty much go saddled with poor depth players. It is not out of the question that the Flames wanted Bennett to develop his 2 way game and not worry about scoring goals which is why they never accommodated him with better line mates. BT is just starting to address the teams depth issues and we are likely to see Bennett being used in more situations that will increase his offensive output. Organizations being patient, some fans not so much. Last edited by DazzlinDino; 10-13-2018 at 02:54 PM.