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Calgary4LIfe · 08-17-2020, 04:32 PM

I am sure that there will be more teams inquiring about Bennett in the off-season, but if I am Treliving, this will be my usual response:

"You can pry Sam Bennett from my cold, dead hands."

How about for an over-payment? Depends what an over-payment is. It better be a heck of an over-payment. This is what makes players 'untouchable'. There isn't a single player in the league that is untouchable now after we all saw Gretzky traded decades ago. What it takes is an over-payment.

Again, if I am Treliving I am keeping a close eye on which players are bringing it every night, and I am going to try and find ways to help them succeed next season and hopefully next playoffs.

Bennett is a guy that will do anything and everything to help his team win. He wants to win. He WANTS to hurt the opposition because they are trying to stop his team from winning. He WANTS to score or help his team mates score. He WANTS to get back on defence to help his team mates stop the other team from scoring. He just wants to win.

I was upset at losing Ferland in that trade - he was another player that was willing to do whatever it took to win in the playoffs, and he made this team more difficult to play against - more difficult to WIN against. That's Bennett right now. That's also Dube - obviously not as physical - but he is doing whatever he can every shift. That's Lucic too. That's Mangiapane. That's Brodie too IMO. I would say that it is also Talbot - he may have been really lucky with the posts and with Dallas missing wide-open nets that players can only dream about every night, but I will say this about him - I haven't seen him 'give up' on any pucks yet. His second and third efforts can always be counted on, regardless of how good he has been.

You want to win a cup? Put together a team that really wants to win and will do everything they can. That was the 2004 Flames up and down that lineup. It is a good chunk of this team - I may be too harsh on some players and forgetting some plays that they have made, but for the most part, the players mentioned are the only ones that are willing to do whatever it takes to win and don't want to take a shift off.

Does this mean that everyone else on the team doesn't care to win? That they don't actually WANT to win the Stanley Cup? Of course not - I am sure that every single player on the Flames' team (and on Dallas, and on all the other teams as well) want to win the cup. However, not every other player is AS COMMITTED to winning, to do whatever it takes, to practically kill themselves to get that W every night.

There is no one on the team that I can honestly say that the Flames just HAVE to keep - and that includes Bennett. However, if I am making the decisions, I want to keep and reward the players who carry this team on their back, who are willing to step up every single night and push this team closer to winning the cup even if there are team mates that are kicking and screaming. That's the team I want, so those are the players that I would loathe to trade for anything other than ridiculous over-payments, and those are the players that I will be trying to find more of - especially the players who have a track record of doing just that every playoffs.

Sam Bennett is not a God. Sam Bennett is not the second coming of Gretzky. Sam Bennett is not this team's first line centre. However, Sam Bennett sure seems like the player on this team that seems to want to win the most, and he is the player that seems to also be trying the hardest, and just as importantly, Sam Bennett is the player that is having the greatest impact and pushing this team to win.

I can really, really see the similarities between him and Gilmour, or even one of my all-time favourite Flames - Gary Roberts.

Would I trade Sam Bennett? Yep, nobody on 'my team' is untouchable. Sam Bennett is the heart and soul of this team - so if you are not ready to cut out your own heart and throw in your soul, then don't even bother. --- That's the reply I would give out to every GM asking me about Bennett if I was Treliving.

08-17-2020, 04:32 PM	#350
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I am sure that there will be more teams inquiring about Bennett in the off-season, but if I am Treliving, this will be my usual response: "You can pry Sam Bennett from my cold, dead hands." How about for an over-payment? Depends what an over-payment is. It better be a heck of an over-payment. This is what makes players 'untouchable'. There isn't a single player in the league that is untouchable now after we all saw Gretzky traded decades ago. What it takes is an over-payment. Again, if I am Treliving I am keeping a close eye on which players are bringing it every night, and I am going to try and find ways to help them succeed next season and hopefully next playoffs. Bennett is a guy that will do anything and everything to help his team win. He wants to win. He WANTS to hurt the opposition because they are trying to stop his team from winning. He WANTS to score or help his team mates score. He WANTS to get back on defence to help his team mates stop the other team from scoring. He just wants to win. I was upset at losing Ferland in that trade - he was another player that was willing to do whatever it took to win in the playoffs, and he made this team more difficult to play against - more difficult to WIN against. That's Bennett right now. That's also Dube - obviously not as physical - but he is doing whatever he can every shift. That's Lucic too. That's Mangiapane. That's Brodie too IMO. I would say that it is also Talbot - he may have been really lucky with the posts and with Dallas missing wide-open nets that players can only dream about every night, but I will say this about him - I haven't seen him 'give up' on any pucks yet. His second and third efforts can always be counted on, regardless of how good he has been. You want to win a cup? Put together a team that really wants to win and will do everything they can. That was the 2004 Flames up and down that lineup. It is a good chunk of this team - I may be too harsh on some players and forgetting some plays that they have made, but for the most part, the players mentioned are the only ones that are willing to do whatever it takes to win and don't want to take a shift off. Does this mean that everyone else on the team doesn't care to win? That they don't actually WANT to win the Stanley Cup? Of course not - I am sure that every single player on the Flames' team (and on Dallas, and on all the other teams as well) want to win the cup. However, not every other player is AS COMMITTED to winning, to do whatever it takes, to practically kill themselves to get that W every night. There is no one on the team that I can honestly say that the Flames just HAVE to keep - and that includes Bennett. However, if I am making the decisions, I want to keep and reward the players who carry this team on their back, who are willing to step up every single night and push this team closer to winning the cup even if there are team mates that are kicking and screaming. That's the team I want, so those are the players that I would loathe to trade for anything other than ridiculous over-payments, and those are the players that I will be trying to find more of - especially the players who have a track record of doing just that every playoffs. Sam Bennett is not a God. Sam Bennett is not the second coming of Gretzky. Sam Bennett is not this team's first line centre. However, Sam Bennett sure seems like the player on this team that seems to want to win the most, and he is the player that seems to also be trying the hardest, and just as importantly, Sam Bennett is the player that is having the greatest impact and pushing this team to win. I can really, really see the similarities between him and Gilmour, or even one of my all-time favourite Flames - Gary Roberts. Would I trade Sam Bennett? Yep, nobody on 'my team' is untouchable. Sam Bennett is the heart and soul of this team - so if you are not ready to cut out your own heart and throw in your soul, then don't even bother. --- That's the reply I would give out to every GM asking me about Bennett if I was Treliving.