I’ll just never understand someone who thinks playoffs don’t matter or are too small a sample size, but then says “it all comes down to training camp!”
Yeah, preseason games. Woohoo. That’s when the games count I guess.
At the end of the day though, the argument seems to be that Sam Bennett needs to be a point per game player to belong on this team. He doesn’t.
He can be a 25 point player on a cheap contract for the next decade if that’s what he is, and a guy who finds another gear in the playoffs, and he’ll be of more value to us than in a trade.
People want to act desperate to trade a guy like that? Be my guest, do you. It seems to me like some people need to let “high first rounder Sam Bennett” go. It’s ok, it’s been what? Six years? Let it go. He’s not going to hit 100 points, and he doesn’t need to in order to have a place on this team. Every team has guys that aren’t flashy or spectacular. We could sign a new one or two of them every 2-3 years, or we could keep Sam Bennett. I’m going to go with Bennett, considering we drafted him and I just generally like him as it’s pretty easy to root for our guys. But sure, bring in the past their prime guys or spend draft picks on guys who just need a “fresh start” to fill out your bottom six. Sounds exciting.
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