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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
There's a lot of indictment of the player going on here that I don't get or really enjoy frankly.
The issue is how do you improve the team. Clearly the wait and see approach with Bennett is costing the team in term of getting off the pot, and while they simultaneously need a 2nd line improvement, they have a player in Bennett who obviously can't fill it.
Do you wait for another sub 30 point season for further erode that value while eroding the winning window, or do you actively try to capitalize on that 4th overall pedigree and try to get something the team needs while you still can?
Do you let cam Barker fester on your bottom pairing waiting for him to get it together, or do you trade him for Nick leddy and go win a cup?
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I think Sam Bennett is what he is ... probably an average to maybe above average third liner.
The value has already eroded, but you have to give them a nod for patience given the asset value they started with.
Any one in the bottom six is replaceable, and you can certainly move on when you wish, but this isn't the issue with the Flames nor the most pressing asset decision they have to make.
Don't get the lightning rod to be honest.