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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
^ Training camp is his last chance?
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Yup. Contract year, close to free agency, and expansion draft. It'll be go time. The Flames will have to make a decision on Bennett then, if he even makes it to training camp and isn't dealt this off season.
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Deployed as a fourth line winger, he produces as a fourth liner. (Hey, look at how Derek Ryan’s offense has dried up on the fourth line!)
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Except Ryan's game hasn't changed. Bennett's has. His intensity has gone up by a massive amount. This is not the same Sam Bennett we see during the regular season. This guy is 180 degrees from the brain dead idiot we see during the regular season. During the regular season we see flashes of intensity that made you sit up and notice. But those were buried in a hodge podge of stupid penalties, poor decisions, bad positioning, and bad play. In the playoffs we see flashes of regular season Sam here and there. It is the most bizarre thing I've seen from a player.
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Deployed at his natural position, with middle 6 caliber linemates, and not in the blender, he is simply proving everybody that expected him to be better in that situation correct.
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I'm not seeing it. What I am seeing is a different level of intensity. It is the same poor skill set, just on speed. Its not like Sam has turned into a different player where he's making slick plays and showing a new intelligence to his game. This is the same guy just playing with reckless abandon. The whistles are a little deeper in pockets and the play a little more physical, so the running around hasn't led to the usual number of calls. He's still the same player, just playing at an intensity level needed.
I'm curious what level of credit Dube gets in this revitalization?
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I find it fascinating how staunchly people stick to their own narrative, even when the evidence flies in its face.
I will expect this. If the coaches find a reason to bury him at wing on the fourth line, Sam’s agent will more than likely do his job.
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I find it equally fascinating how people can ignore entire seasons of work and focus on very small bodies of evidence to support their position. 82 games don't matter, just focus on the 4-7 games at the end of the year. That doesn't work for me.