I think there are two arguments here ... Bennett, potential and development. But also the idea that Calgary is in any way holding on to an asset too long, and is on the hook for a $2.25M player.
The first one ... I'm moving on from top six. Just don't think it's going to happen.
The second one? Please.
Bennett was a 1.57 Pts / 60 player last year. That is the 200th ranked most productive forward in the league which translates to a #7 or good third liner. The 200th ranked salary this year is $3.2M so he's actually underpaid.
This year he's off to a slow start and is producing more like a 10 guy (fourth line), and with that he's over paid by about $1M
Guessing he moves from his current 1.16 Pts /60 to something closer to the 1.57 he was last year at some point. At very least he'll close the gap.
He's good as an asset if you can get past the fact that he'll never be that top line guy.
If you re-rank the 2014 draft by points he's 11th.
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