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Originally Posted by New Era
Bennett could very well be a washout, and we'll find out in the next year or so. He is definitely not worth the money he's being paid, and should he not pick up his pace and become a consistent player, they team should cut bait. As to if he's a bust on the same scale as Yakupov, the Oilers' pick managed to score 62 goals and 136 points in 350 games played. Bennett is at 58 goals and 121 points in 331 games played. Bennett needs four goals and 15 points in 19 games to match Yakupov for production. He might have a chance to catch him in goals, but I think he's going to come up short on the points. Bennett looks pretty busted any way you slice it IMO, but he's got until the end of the year to prove it. Frankly, I'd be dangling him as trade bait and see what you can get in return.
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This just isn't true by any math standard I'd look at.
His Points/60 pace last year was equal to a $3M player, and this summer he got a deal at $2.25M
Will never understand the obsession with running this guy into the ground.