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Originally Posted by Bingo
Couldn't disagree more.
Sam Bennett now leads the Flames in individual scoring chances. He has 22 through 17 games this season. The next two guys on the list are Lindholm and Gaudreau who each have 18.
When it comes to scoring chances adjusted to ice time he has 6.75/hour, the top line guys are averaging closer to 4 per hour.
Is he finishing? No
Will he ever be a guy that finishes? Maybe not.
But to say he sucks when he's generating chances is foolish. Clearly Bill Peters sees the same or he wouldn't have moved Bennett from a 7 minute per night fourth liner to a third line staple, and then last night in an effort to tie the game he elevated Bennett to the second line with Backlund and Tkachuk.
Look past the counting stats and ask yourself if you're a coach ... do you like players that generate scoring chances over players that don't?
Should be a pretty easy answer.
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This is where I have a problem with all the advanced statistics. You can manipulate data to support any argument. Remember when Ty Conklin was better than Brodeur because he had better advanced statistics? At the end of the day Bennett has not provided any meaningful offense for the team. Hits and fights are nice and all but goals and assists would be a hell of a lot nicer.