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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
They don’t assume Bennett will do it because Backlund did it. That’s you misunderstanding the comparison.
Some on this board have said Bennett will NEVER break out because his production has gone downhill. People use Backlund as an easy Flames example of why that statement is a stupid one because he’s a great example of a skill guy that took years to get it together offensively at the nil level.
You know what? Both players were first round picks with skill. Bennett in fact went top 4 and was ranked 1st by Central Scouting and Redline. His skill didn’t evaporate even though his confidence did. It’s foolish to write off players as young as Bennett is and assume they can’t or won’t improve. Plenty of posters on this board have made that mistake. There’s lots of time for Bennett to get his offensive confidence back and develop into a 2nd line player. Some people obviously had no patience for his slow development but not every player develops as fast as Tkachuk/Monahan did.
You think Carolina is gonna regret losing patience with Lindholm? Lindholm is having a breakout year at age 23/24. Sam Bennett just turned 22. Canes fans said Lindholm didn’t have a great shot. Many of you have said the same of young Bennett. Guess who’s leading the Flames in goals this year.
Still plenty of time for Bennett to break out. Glad Treliving has more patience than many of our fans.
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Good post.
Those fans you speak of are the ones that ruin game threads and make this board unbearable to read on the most days. Sad, really.
And Backlund isn't the only example. There are many, many others.