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Originally Posted by Bunk
To be fair, as a 6 pick, I don't think he was billed to be in the same category as Crosby, Tavares, Matthews, McDavid, MacKinnon as #1 or #2s are. He was slated to be an impactful player, but not a true franchise player. If he was, he'd have gone in the top 3. I'd say he's definitely lived up to being a very impactful player.
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Granted, he'd be an excellent support player, but what the Flames really missed out on in their rebuild is that Mackinnon/Matthews type player that a true cup contender needs (Crosby and McDavid are special cases but also fit this category).
Bennett was never really billed as being that kind of player, but certainly had the potential to be once upon a time. His busting (or whatever you want to call it) was a huge blow to the fortunes of this core, along with the lack of patience and willingness to completely tear down and wait for that elite, 1st line franchise centre to come to them in the draft.