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Originally Posted by transplant99
Here are some facts for you.
Point production vs the rest of the NHL by year.
19/20 tied 461st.
18/19 tied 292nd.
17/18 tied 300th
16/17 tied 280th
15/16 tied 191st
262 players have produced more over the 5 years combined.
Average finish is 305th.
This version of Bennett seemingly gets ignored because of 10 playoff games though....or 15 or 24 or whatever.
Why facts don't change our minds indeed.
Im all about seeing what he does next year, yet again, with a good playoff run behind him, but its pretty obvious why many are skeptical anything changes moving forward. Facts tell us that.
Really though, if you want to get value for him in a deal...it likely has to be this off season. Because if he repeats his regular season results (entirely possible and even likely if we are using facts as the bar) he wont be worth jack squat next year.
I have come around to keeping him over dealing him myself as i dont think he brings much back individually. He also really did look like he might be figuring a couple things out after the re-start as well. He still has big warts in his game but overall he has made a small improvement.
However if he is the hill to die on in a deal as a piece to get something else done that fills one of the large holes on this club? Sorry...he has to go.
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No that version of Bennett does not get ignored. We all acknowledge it, and a good number of people believe a lot of that has to do with him playing on the wing of a player who isn't an NHL player this past year, or loaded with other players throughout the years who are either out of the league the next season or Oilers leeching off McDavid and Draisaitl, as well as Sam's own immaturity and frustration on the ice.
Ignoring all the facts and then going about on about how "facts don't change our mind" is missing the argument that most of the people who believe in Bennett are actually making. That his underlying numbers paint a picture that better circumstances will improve things for him and for the team. The first real opportunity for better circumstances (consistent line mates that are of good quality, and playing his natural position) went off exactly as those who believe better circumstances will help would have hoped. Sam got an opportunity and nailed it.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Uh, Craig, who has been hiring the coaches?
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Yeah, I'm thinking the organization is well aware of their own failings in the coaching department at this stage. Time for them to do a proper search.