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SuperMatt18 · 07-22-2020, 10:28 AM

Mangiapane deserves the opportunity he got, but I think there is an argument to say that Bennett deserves the same opportunity.

Bennett hasn't lived up to his draft hype, but he's also had very limited playing time with any of Calgary's top three centers (Monahan, Backlund, Ryan) over the last 2 seasons.

Bennett+Monahan:
TOI- 104 Minutes
GF%: 20.0%
xGF: 43.5%
SH%: 2.27%
SV%: .935

That pairing hasn't worked and has rightly been used sparingly.

Bennett+Backlund:
TOI-344 Minutes
GF%: 58.1%
xGF: 53.8%
SH%: 8.49%
SV%: .928

Those are pretty good numbers, but Bennett hasn't gotten consistent time with Backlund.

Bennett+Ryan:
TOI: 305 Minutes
GF%: 60.9%
xGF%: 54.7%
SH%: 8.59%
SV%: .938

Great numbers on a line with Ryan too, but once again only limited minutes.

Instead Bennett has mostly been used on a line with Janko/Spare Parts and not one of the Flames top 3 centers.

Bennett w/o Monahan,Ryan,Backlund
TOI: 620 Minutes
GF%: 38.3%
xGF%: 53.2%
SH%: 6.12%
SV%: .907

So Bennett has been bad with Monahan but has had great results when he's been on the wing of either Ryan or Backlund. And even then he's been able to put up good advanced stats way from any of the Flames top 3 centers (53.2% xGF%) but has ran into a PDO bender that has hurt his counting stats (.968 PDO on a lower shooting percentage which isn't surprising play with 4th liners).

With all of this considered Bennett still has the third best xGF of all Regular Flames Forwards still on the Roster. The biggest problem for him is it happens to be behind two other primary LWs.

1) Mangiapane - 55.3% xGF%
2) Tkachuk - 53.4% xGF%
3) Bennett - 52.9% xGF%

And he has the second lowest on ice shooting percentage of all the regular forwards in that time.

1) Jankowski - 6.15%
2) Bennett - 7.01%

Honestly Bennett is still a guy that is ready and primed to break out if he moves to a team with more opportunity IMO. He really hasn't had that chance with top linemates in Calgary, and even then he's put up good advanced stats that have been undone by Shooting/Save Percentage.

07-22-2020, 10:28 AM	#120
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Mangiapane deserves the opportunity he got, but I think there is an argument to say that Bennett deserves the same opportunity. Bennett hasn't lived up to his draft hype, but he's also had very limited playing time with any of Calgary's top three centers (Monahan, Backlund, Ryan) over the last 2 seasons. Bennett+Monahan: TOI- 104 Minutes GF%: 20.0% xGF: 43.5% SH%: 2.27% SV%: .935 That pairing hasn't worked and has rightly been used sparingly. Bennett+Backlund: TOI-344 Minutes GF%: 58.1% xGF: 53.8% SH%: 8.49% SV%: .928 Those are pretty good numbers, but Bennett hasn't gotten consistent time with Backlund. Bennett+Ryan: TOI: 305 Minutes GF%: 60.9% xGF%: 54.7% SH%: 8.59% SV%: .938 Great numbers on a line with Ryan too, but once again only limited minutes. Instead Bennett has mostly been used on a line with Janko/Spare Parts and not one of the Flames top 3 centers. Bennett w/o Monahan,Ryan,Backlund TOI: 620 Minutes GF%: 38.3% xGF%: 53.2% SH%: 6.12% SV%: .907 So Bennett has been bad with Monahan but has had great results when he's been on the wing of either Ryan or Backlund. And even then he's been able to put up good advanced stats way from any of the Flames top 3 centers (53.2% xGF%) but has ran into a PDO bender that has hurt his counting stats (.968 PDO on a lower shooting percentage which isn't surprising play with 4th liners). With all of this considered Bennett still has the third best xGF of all Regular Flames Forwards still on the Roster. The biggest problem for him is it happens to be behind two other primary LWs. 1) Mangiapane - 55.3% xGF% 2) Tkachuk - 53.4% xGF% 3) Bennett - 52.9% xGF% And he has the second lowest on ice shooting percentage of all the regular forwards in that time. 1) Jankowski - 6.15% 2) Bennett - 7.01% Honestly Bennett is still a guy that is ready and primed to break out if he moves to a team with more opportunity IMO. He really hasn't had that chance with top linemates in Calgary, and even then he's put up good advanced stats that have been undone by Shooting/Save Percentage. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 07-22-2020 at 10:44 AM.