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Originally Posted by transplant99
Found a niche role on line 3 late in the year.......so...3rd liner? 27 pts is a 3rd line player offensive output in this league. And enough of the excessive PP time for him...he is simply unable to bring anything in that regard.
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There has been plenty of hyperbole when it comes to Bennett, you and GrantEV are the yin and yang of the debate. One sees him as trash, the other as a god (how's that for hyperbole!
) but excessive PP time? Not really true.
Minute and half per game, putting him just above Austin Czarnik. 93 ranks 8th for PP TOI per game, ranking him 8th on the Flames. That's essentially clean up crew at the end of each powerplay. After the big four forwards of Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm and Tkachuk it's a toss up to who sees him. Easily make the case that a guy like Neal, who sees more PP time than Sam should have his time cut first.
Unfortunately though, who do you promote? Only Andrew Mangiapane made a case for a legit promotion next year. Perhaps Dube surprises.