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Originally Posted by dammage79
They can wait as long as need be.
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Well...no they cant. At some point you have to make a decision on any player in your organization and ae tey part of things going forward.
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End of the day, where Bennett plays on the depth chart isn't hurting them any. As it has been pointed out already
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Welll, and again...no. It has been pointed out, quite clearly, he is a 3rd liner. So that is where he needs to be. Now itsabout how much you pay him, how much you think he gives you in the future, and ultimately is he the best at that spot in the lineup you can have? Slotting is of utmost importance.
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And if we are honest here Bennett has not really earned a raise beyond current market inflation. But I think 3 years is the minimum deal they have to get him signed to.
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3 years is the maximum for me....depending on dollars as always. 3 years gets him to UFA though, so its why i suspect a 2 year deal is what happens
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And regardless of the yearly cap hit. If at any time they do get impatient and trade him, he will be a middle of the road asset to move. Ultimately it's up to Bennett to go out and break his glass ceiling, and I think he can, just going to take a little longer than usual.
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It cant just be "regardless of the cap hit"...thats how teams get into real trouble putting together complete rosters. Cap hit is becoming just about as big a part of contracts for the role and lower end players as their abilities are.
Its just no way to run things.
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Either way, I figure Bennett is a Flame for a few years yet.
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I hope he is a Flame for life. I love his style of play and it is something this team lacks as it is.
But for that to happen 1 of 2 things needs to happen.
He is what he is and has to be paid that way at a bit higher than he makes now which is what the 2-2.75 represents in most of the posts previous to this
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He actually does take the next step and produces offensively and gets paid more....but cant be paid for doing so until he actually shows he can do it. Hence the short term of 2 years right now.
Also if he has to be part of a package that actually upgrades the role he is expected to play in managements mind, then that has to be part of things as well.
Is that egregious in any way?