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Originally Posted by New Era
Yeah, I'd rather take the pick than pay Sam Bennett a cent over $2.5M over a multi-year contract. Paying Bennett $4M is a mistake. Period. Let someone else take the risk of that contract.
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4M for Bennett is too much i agree, but other than Treleving's adventures on Free Agent day he has consistently gotten great value on contracts. Infact its likely his strongest asset as a GM. He's proved it with Gaudreau, Monahan, Lindholm, Gio, Brodie, etc. I would be shocked if Tre doesn't pull another great contract out of the hat with Bennett, he's a player Tre has had since day 1. I think there is MORE risk if you let Bennett walk than if you sign him for say 3.5M on a multi-year deal. He's a useful player just now finding his role, adding some depth to the top two lines of this team would seemingly help everything by pushing an offensive contributor down to the 3rd line to play with Bennett next season.