I mean, on one hand, nobody has chemistry with the weaker players on the team, Lucic, Ryan, replacement-level wingers.... so that's kinda not on Bennett. That's a team-build thing. What's on Bennett is how dumb he is, how careless with his stick, how many silly things and bad choices he makes. I'd love to roast the Flames for "wasting" him, but I feel like it's actually the opposite, they've held on and tried a hundred different roles, and he's just not really NHL-smart enough to grab one. Baertschi we might have had the same talk about - OH MY GOD THE KID GOT 28 goals in his first two games he's the next Gretzky! And yet, as time wore on, Baertschi just.... didn't work out, and he got a change of scenery, and he's taxi-squad there now too. I think the Flames are pretty good at assessing guys, and pretty good at letting them find a way. All Bennett has to do is not get 2 dumb penalties a game, and find a way to not be -1 on the night. Lucic is in the same boat. Just quit hurting us and we'll love you. But no.
Look how easy it was for Rasmus Andersson to play top pair. All he had to do was.... be real good.
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