Absolutely love Bennett.
Watching this video, with him at centre, just watch at how much more ice he covers/how well he tracks the play and gets engaged.
Geoff Ward emphatically stating “Centre.” when he was asked “Where do you see Sam Bennett playing next season?” is exactly what we need to see. Hearing Connie say that he and Tree have both always viewed Bennett as a centre was also interesting.
A full (shortened) season at centre with solid wingers (Lucic + Dube has to be re-visited) is going to be fantastic.
He also pretty clearly tips the puck on the way to the net on Dube’s game 4 goal against Winnipeg which he didn’t get credit for - so it should be 9 points in 10 games.
My favourite Flame, and I’m ridiculously excited to watch him come out motivated to establish himself as a centre during a contract year.
(and no Bennett highlight reel would be complete without Bennett setting up Jankowski with a great chance, only for Jankowski to miss the net entirely...and it’s in there late in the WPG footage)
Thanks AC!
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